as in noble
having, characterized by, or arising from a dignified and generous nature
still engages in chivalrous behavior, such as holding doors for people
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Recent Examples of chivalrous
The maid, in Pistol’s chivalrous estimation, belonged to their lowly number.
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Taran Dugal,
New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2026
And as the Sheriff called by Ludie to track Carrie down, Lance Arthur Smith is warm, soft-spoken and chivalrous.
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Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
And both the book and the film offered historically nonsensical versions of the Klan as an honorable and chivalrous group fighting for social justice and the virtue of white womanhood.
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Jody Mamone,
Hartford Courant,
15 Aug. 2025
Xavier is both when first introduced, but the slacker pothead lives long enough to reveal his chivalrous side.
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Peter Debruge,
Variety,
30 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for chivalrous
Taran Dugal,
New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2026
And as the Sheriff called by Ludie to track Carrie down, Lance Arthur Smith is warm, soft-spoken and chivalrous.
—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
And both the book and the film offered historically nonsensical versions of the Klan as an honorable and chivalrous group fighting for social justice and the virtue of white womanhood.
—
Jody Mamone,
Hartford Courant,
15 Aug. 2025
Xavier is both when first introduced, but the slacker pothead lives long enough to reveal his chivalrous side.
—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chivalrous
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The idea that, rather than taking your phone out of your pocket to open the Soundcore app to get all the settings, is a noble one, but it's replaced by taking your carry case out of your pocket, unlocking it, and then getting to all the settings.
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So did his friendly rival, John Adams, who wrote of his dream ‘…to see rising in America an empire of liberty, and a prospect of two or three hundred millions of freemen, without one noble or one king among them.
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William's sixth-great-grandfather was born in Coventry in 1740 and enlisted as a private in the Connecticut militia.
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Leave some messiness in your garden and leave the leaves, as decaying leaves are great habitat for fireflies.
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Clearly, Americans didn’t do gallant failure, instead demanding domination over mere participation every time.
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But the Ballances were more than gallant warriors – in fact, a life-size oil painting of Marti’s great-grandfather Charles Ballance’s wife and children – including her grandfather Willis as a 3-year-old – hangs in a place of honor at the Illinois State Museum in Springfield.
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Manliness is a touchy subject these days, but there was a time when honorable combat was respected above the mere running of one’s mouth.
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And Florida passed only because one player made the honorable decision.
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Fujimori’s presidency marks a return of her family’s political brand to Peru’s highest office — a movement that has long carried a complicated relationship with the United States.
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The federal government and states have begun investigating pricing strategies that companies report have led to higher profits.
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“Chivalrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chivalrous. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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