How to Use chivalry in a Sentence

chivalry

noun
  • He paid her fare as an act of chivalry.
  • In those days, Young had a keen sense of chivalry and would not stand for the strong preying on the weak, Ng said.
    Cindy Chang, latimes.com, 3 Sep. 2017
  • But her friends would be impressed by my strength and chivalry.
    Nick Hoppe, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Apr. 2018
  • Your act of contagion chivalry makes me miss you even more.
    Lisa J. Wise, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2020
  • He is upbraided for this by Athos, who places chivalry above all else.
    Tobias Grey, WSJ, 16 Mar. 2018
  • The dress code, according to the school, was put in place to instill chivalry and respect between boys and girls.
    Sydney Hoover, USA TODAY, 15 June 2022
  • But outfit aside, the standout element of the look was chivalry.
    Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 29 May 2018
  • Could be, if Cliff were not portrayed with such charming tough-guy chivalry.
    Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2019
  • Yet knights of the Arthurian Round Table once knelt to accept high honors of bravery and chivalry.
    Anchorage Daily News, 20 Dec. 2017
  • Back in January, she was granted the Order of the Golden Fleece, one of the country's highest ranks of chivalry.
    Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 1 Nov. 2018
  • In the Middle Ages, during Christmas week knights would place their hands on a peacock and renew their vows of chivalry.
    The Week Staff, The Week, 26 Dec. 2021
  • Abigail should be used to men treating her with chivalry and respect.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 17 Aug. 2021
  • Others took Smith’s slap as a welcome return of chivalry.
    Nr Editors, National Review, 31 Mar. 2022
  • The King wore an admiral's uniform adorned with Swedish chivalry orders for the portrait.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2023
  • The chivalry on display from the American public is derived in part from the wholesomeness of the players.
    Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Against all odds, Quixote and his squire Sancho Panza take to the road in a quest of chivalry and seek out the good and innocent in a world filled with darkness and despair.
    Alaska Dispatch News, 20 Oct. 2017
  • The game advances, and with it a test of wits and mettle, chivalry and courage — the kind that every knight aspirant must endure and master.
    Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2021
  • Because of such dives he'd been awarded royal medals for both gallantry and chivalry.
    Rebecca Coffey, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022
  • British monarchs have awarded honors as part of orders of chivalry since the Middle Ages.
    Sylvia Hui, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2022
  • In Ghost of Tsushima (2020), the conflict is rooted in the Bushido code, a set of tenets comparable to the European idea of chivalry.
    Geoffrey Bunting, Wired, 18 Feb. 2022
  • How is a lost tale of chivalry from medieval Europe like an unknown species of animal?
    Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American, 8 Mar. 2022
  • The actor, who has been much on our minds these past few months for everything from his acting to his acts of chivalry, is a pretty private guy.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN, 7 Feb. 2020
  • Choreographed by Rudolf Nureyev, the performance, which runs through March 26, brings the tale of romance, chivalry, and adventure to the audience.
    BostonGlobe.com, 10 Mar. 2023
  • And for his part, the former child actor got some flowers on social media too for his show of reverence and chivalry.
    Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Back then, using forks to eat was not commonplace, so having the man of the manor slice the meat into bite-sized chunks for women and children to eat by hand was seen as a mark of chivalry.
    Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Instead, issues such as slavery and the ghastly death toll in the war take a back seat to such things as hoop skirts, chivalry and a set piece resembling a plantation home.
    Mike Scott, NOLA.com, 11 Jan. 2018
  • Modern society is in dispute over the value of chivalry.
    Jennifer Wollock, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2021
  • Two weeks ago, Charles appointed his wife to the prestigious order of chivalry, the highest honor in Scotland.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 5 July 2023
  • But talk of chivalry and purity – as genuine as that was on the part of many Antis – masked the real struggle in Tennessee that summer.
    Marjorie Kehe, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Mar. 2018
  • She is also shown wearing a blue sash and silver star representing the Order of the Garter, which is the oldest and most senior order of chivalry in Britain.
    Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 20 Apr. 2022

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