Example Sentences

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Nowadays, Thewlis’ return to something approximating our old-fashioned picture of Holmes reminds us of sensibility’s valiance in a world given to absurdity and madness.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2025

Granting Mayfield’s valiance, the distressing nature of his performance Monday went beyond injury.

From Washington Post • Jan. 4, 2022

I applaud State House Speaker Philip Gunn for his valiance to start a “conversation” about the flag.

From Time • Jun. 25, 2015

His default stance is a hunch, with his hands buried in his pockets, and there’s a valiance in his eternal attempts to break through that posture.

From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2015

The story is typical of the happy valiance with which he conducted both his own affairs and those of the nation.

From Queen Victoria by Strachey, Lytton