valiancy
noun
valiance
Example Sentences
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Going by plot alone, in terms of its emotional valiance, this is such a Hitchcock picture, but Olivier was not the kind of actor the director usually employed.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2017
Considering that this superstar once strode across the world’s biggest stages with the valiance of a freak, she now seems to be exuding the quiet desperation of a fraud.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 28, 2016
I applaud State House Speaker Philip Gunn for his valiance to start a “conversation” about the flag.
From Time ● Jun. 25, 2015
"I had to tell the story ... the valiance, the heroism, the sacrifices, the personal giving for causes bigger than yourself," says Olsen, now a 76-year-old professional artist living in Georgia.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 10, 2012
Again and again his own valiance and his line's renown flood back upon her spirit; look and accent cling fast in her bosom, and the pain allows not rest or calm to her limbs.
From The Aeneid of Virgil by Virgil
