valor

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val·or | \ ˈva-lər

Definition of valor

: strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery

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Examples of valor in a Sentence

The soldiers received the nation's highest award for valor. the absence of indecision even in the face of death is the true mark of valor

Recent Examples on the Web For his valor, Goodman was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal. — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Editorial: Ron Johnson's whitewash of the U.S. Capitol riot shows why Wisconsin's senior senator has to go," 18 Feb. 2021 President-elect Biden has been setting exactly the right tone and judges and officials in key swing states deserve medals for valor. — Madeleine Albright, Time, "Madeleine Albright: 'Us vs. Them' Thinking Is Tearing America Apart. But Here's Why I'm Still Hopeful About the Future," 15 Jan. 2021 The Medal of Honor, the country’s highest award for military valor in action, is traditionally presented by the sitting president. — New York Times, "Who Else Has Declined a Presidential Honor?," 12 Jan. 2021 One shows a prisoner had received the Iron Cross, a German military decoration for valor. — Sig Christenson, ExpressNews.com, "Nazi headstones removed at Fort Sam," 23 Dec. 2020 For more than three years, the U.S. waged war in the Pacific Ocean, in Europe and North Africa, during which time seven men with ties to Louisiana fought with such valor that they were given the country's highest military award. — Drew Broach | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, "On Pearl Harbor Day, meet Louisiana's World War II recipients of Medal of Honor," 7 Dec. 2020 Martinez received a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for valor and a Purple Heart posthumously and was also recognized by the city with an honorary street naming. — Gloria Casas, chicagotribune.com, "Elgin’s 2020 in review: coronavirus, Black Lives Matter protests and veterans honored in death," 31 Dec. 2020 Without hitting me over the head with their valor and bravery under fire, the resume highlights tours of duty in foreign wars and mentions several citations of achievement. — Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, "What is it about you that makes you so special?," 14 Dec. 2020 And yet, Robotham’s epilogue, a series of newspaper stories, shows the far-reaching effects of individual valor. — Washington Post, "In ‘The Berlin Girl,’ a British journalist uncovers terrible secrets in 1937 Germany," 15 Dec. 2020

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History and Etymology for valor

Middle English valour "worth, worthiness, bravery," borrowed from Anglo-French valor, valur, inherited or borrowed from early Medieval Latin valor, from Latin val- (stem of validus "in good health, robust, having legal authority," valēre "to be well, have strength") + -or, noun suffix — more at valid, wield

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