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Recent Examples of valorous Rossellini, who was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at this year’s BAFTAs for her role as the stern yet valorous Sister Agnes in Edward Berger’s Conclave, has a markedly different preparation routine during awards season. Morgan Fargo, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2025 If capable, valorous civilians are unwilling to intervene, others are more vulnerable to attack. The Editors, National Review, 9 Dec. 2024 The season’s first episode and its later depiction of the Fall of Reach — a major moment in the game series — really captured the harrowing yet valorous essence of the Halo games despite not strictly following the game’s canon. Jay Peters, The Verge, 19 July 2024 Russian claims to Crimea draw from a deep well of historical mythologies that enshrine the region within narratives of religious identity, valorous militarism, and Soviet nostalgia. The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 23 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for valorous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for valorous
Adjective
  • In her latest book, Strong Ground, Brown makes a compelling case that we’re not wired for this level of uncertainty, and risk losing focus on the core values of courageous and sustainable leadership.
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
  • This was a fearless and courageous person.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, a Tigers team that was the American League’s best for much of the regular season enters an odd winter after a September and October of valiant effort but ultimately unfulfilled expectations.
    The Athletic MLB Staff, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Kurtz made a valiant effort for the A’s in Saturday’s game against the Kansas City Royals, going 1-for-3 with a single plus a walk and scoring from second off a Shea Langeliers double in the eighth inning.
    Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Stay strong, be brave and if the elevator tries to bring you down, go crazy and punch a higher floor!
    Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Willing-to-put-your-heart-on-the-line brave?
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • And yet, welcoming that idea can shock the system because our popular conception of the American Revolution is so often encased in bloodless, gallant myth.
    Sarah Botstein, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The experience of secession, of war, of industrial slaughter and gallant sacrifice, of Black soldiery and humanity all reforged Lincoln into a stronger alloy.
    Jack Sheehan September 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • From the heroic tales of Perseus and Andromeda to the zodiac signs that shape horoscopes, these star patterns have captivated cultures across the globe.
    Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Sometimes that truth was heroic—his tireless advocacy for Leonard Peltier, or in defense of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge—and sometimes the truth was less flattering.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • That conviction comes alive across Portrait, a lush and fearless record co-produced by veteran trumpeter Brian Lynch.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 12 Oct. 2025
  • This was a fearless and courageous person.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2025

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“Valorous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valorous. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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