232 examples of valiantly in sentences

Whatever had happened to him, for his sake she must face it valiantly.

Quit thyself valiantly.

I struggled valiantly, but against such a man of brute strength I was powerless.

The fancy becomes a passion when we find a little fellow struggling valiantly against odds.

For those on the ships contended more valiantly in order to exhibit their prowess to those beholding them, and the latter, in spite of being considerably separated from them, nevertheless in watching the men in action were themselves in a way concerned in the conflict.

At the foot they defended themselves valiantly,the majority of them were in armor,but were confused by the unexpectedness of the onslaught and stumbling over one another were damaged most of all by the heavy-armed men and the slingers.

Religious wars happily are specters of a medieval or ancient past, and the Christian Church is laboring valiantly to fulfil its destiny of "Peace on earth.

That valiantly I hell's wide mouth o'erstride: But if our minds to these souls be descried By circumstances and by signs that be Apparent in usnot immediately How shall my mind's white truth by them be tried?

The old punt was off in a shake, the tattered sail up, skipper Noel lounging in the stern, like an old salt, with the steering oar, while the crew, forgetting her nipped finger, tugged valiantly at the main-sheet.

"But, Muddy dear, you weren't in earnest?" coaxed Nancy, bending her bright head over her mother's shoulder and cuddling up to her side; whereupon Gilbert gave his imitation of a jealous puppy; barking, snarling, and pushing his frowzly pate under his mother's arm to crowd Nancy from her point of vantage, to which she clung valiantly.

The descendants of Baldwin Bras-de-fer, after having valiantly repulsed the Normans toward the end of the ninth century, showed themselves worthy of ruling over an industrious and energetic people.

This gallant officer, whose greatness of mind, according to some historians, was much disproportioned to the smallness of his person, gained possession of that important town by a well-conducted stratagem, and maintained his conquest valiantly till he was killed in its defence.

The Quadi had surrounded them at an opportune spot and the Romans were fighting valiantly with their shields locked together: and the barbarians ceased fighting, expecting to capture their enemies easily by heat and thirst.

"I'd do worse than this for that," he declared valiantly.

If, for instance, you attacked him carelessly, expecting him to run away, and he defended himself valiantly, and conquered you; or if you neglected to call for his help in need, expecting him falsely, as in the former case, to run away; would not such a mistake be hurtful to you, and punish you, not by any anger of the man against you, but by your mistake itself?" A.

I will be contentedly and valiantly that which I am; and face circumstances, though I cannot conquer them.

Then lifts her gladly on his steed, And her before sits he; She winds about him her white arms, Forth go they, valiantly.

Thus, overworked and insufficiently fed, they pushed valiantly on under burning suns, climbing the hills and wading the streams with their burdens, the vigorous in the van.

He had sent the boy there with them, and he could recall distinctly the struggle he had with the little fellow; for the boy had wished not to be taken from the girl, and had fought valiantly with fists and feet and his sharp little teeth.

"Ho, I will not!" She laughed in scorn, and valiantly puffed on the noisome thing.

Whereupon little Sloppet, who was organ-blower and verger and beadle and sexton and bell-ringer on Sundays, besides being postman and chimney-sweep all the week, would go out very briskly and valiantly and send him mournfully away.

exclaimed the youth valiantly.

" "Go back to your murderer of the saints," responded Peter of the Pigs, valiantly.

"I'll ask her now, by the great horn spoon!" said he, valiantly.

Though he fought valiantly the battle is ever with the strong, and inch by inch he was forced backward.

232 examples of  valiantly  in sentences