1
: possessing or acting with bravery or boldness : courageous
valiant soldiers
2
: marked by, exhibiting, or carried out with courage or determination : heroic
valiant feats
valiantly
adverb
valiantness
noun
: a valiant person
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Adjective
She died last year after a valiant battle with cancer.
Despite their valiant efforts, they lost the game.
She made a valiant attempt to fix the problem.
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In Browning’s telling, the messenger’s valiant run and dying words take on a poignancy that inspired readers, among them the inventors of the modern Olympic Games.
—Miriam Kamil, JSTOR Daily, 20 Nov. 2024
Witness her valiant efforts when the series premieres on November 17.
—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2024
The Dodgers played it smartly, if weirdly, on a night when the Yankees’ valiant effort could be summed up in two words.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
Pablo Carrillo is neither the valiant hero of Josie’s memories who saved the baby from the runaway horse nor a diabolical mustache-twirling, child-trafficking villain Cruz could easily paint him out to be.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2024
In Browning’s telling, the messenger’s valiant run and dying words take on a poignancy that inspired readers, among them the inventors of the modern Olympic Games.
—Miriam Kamil, JSTOR Daily, 20 Nov. 2024
Witness her valiant efforts when the series premieres on November 17.
—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2024
The Dodgers played it smartly, if weirdly, on a night when the Yankees’ valiant effort could be summed up in two words.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Valiant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/valiant. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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