walk tall
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Sonay Kartal can walk tall as she takes to Wimbledon's Centre Court for her first ever fourth round match at a Grand Slam.
From BBC • Jul. 5, 2025
"I know what the truth is and I know how I’ve conducted myself, and I walk tall every day on that," he said.
From Salon • May 8, 2024
And even if you are feeling nervous inside, always walk tall, with confidence and attitude.
From Washington Post • Aug. 6, 2015
“I walk tall, proud and free, knowing that the actions I take eat away at the infrastructure that keeps oppression alive,” D.P.R. wrote on Silk Road in March 2012.
From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2014
Looking at her, I knew she could carry the weight of the world and still walk tall.
From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon
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