valiant
boldly courageous; brave; stout-hearted: a valiant soldier.
marked by or showing bravery or valor; heroic: to make a valiant effort.
worthy; excellent.
Origin of valiant
1synonym study For valiant
Other words for valiant
Other words from valiant
- val·iant·ly, adverb
- val·iant·ness, noun
- o·ver·val·iant, adjective
- o·ver·val·iant·ness, noun
- un·val·iant, adjective
- un·val·iant·ness, noun
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How to use valiant in a sentence
The staff at CHNO makes a valiant effort to stay positive and keep smiling beneath their masks—a trait, perhaps, of choosing to work in pediatrics.
Pediatric COVID-19 Cases Are Surging, Pushing Hospitals—and Health Care Workers—to Their Breaking Points | Jamie Ducharme/New Orleans, La. | August 26, 2021 | TimeThe date commemorates the death of Maria Remedios de Valle, a valiant soldier who was shot six times during the wars of independence, captured and later escaped.
The history behind the removal of Argentina’s version of ‘Aunt Jemima’ | Erika Edwards | June 24, 2021 | Washington PostSome valiant mice tried and tried and tried, but, unable to accomplish their goals, eventually every single mouse gave up and stopped trying to taste the sugar.
Changes to Videos ads, plus Google and the UK; Monday’s daily brief | Carolyn Lyden | June 14, 2021 | Search Engine LandMeaning the Alamo’s defenders, far from being the valiant defenders who delayed Santa Anna, pretty much died for nothing.
We've Been Telling the Alamo Story Wrong for Nearly 200 Years. Now It's Time to Correct the Record | Jason Stanford | June 9, 2021 | TimeSome are trying to change the system and laws from within, and while their fight is a valiant one, they face steep opposition from both the government and the populous.
I escaped a society that persecutes the LGBTQ community | Luai Qubain | March 19, 2021 | Washington Blade
It seems to me that he is playing the part of the valiant hero nearing his end.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is a valiant, encyclopedic attempt of a star jurist to give voice(s) to an embattled philosophical position.
Her valiant recovery made her an inspiration for everyone, and an icon for Democrats.
The Battle Is On in Gabby Giffords’s Old District | Eleanor Clift | October 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe savage beheading carried out by the thugs of the so-called Islamic State ended the life of brave man and a valiant journalist.
In its finest World Cup victory, a valiant U.S. team gets revenge on the country that knocked it out of the last two cups.
Stars and Stripes 2, Black Stars 1: Team USA Takes a Win From Ghana | Tunku Varadarajan | June 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWith this company he had rendered valiant service in the campaign which ended with the battle of Pea Ridge.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnHe was an active and valiant prince, who made himself respected by the powers of Europe.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellThy fairest men also shall fall by the sword, and thy valiant ones in battle.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousHe made a valiant effort to keep his presence of mind and hold his nerves steady.
Three More John Silence Stories | Algernon BlackwoodHe died in harness, his valiant spirit shining undimmed till the moment it was quenched by death itself.
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. Murison
British Dictionary definitions for valiant
/ (ˈvæljənt) /
courageous, intrepid, or stout-hearted; brave
marked by bravery or courage: a valiant deed
Origin of valiant
1Derived forms of valiant
- valiance or valiancy, noun
- valiantly, adverb
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