Preposition: for

• truth: The Lord takes pleasure in those who are " valiant for the truth upon the earth " ( Jer.

Preposition: as

• lion: Having a bad disposition; surly: " as valiant as the lion, churlish as the bear " ( Shakespeare ).

Modifies a noun

• knight: Miraculously escaping from prison Joseph traveled to Britain where he became the ancestor of an unbroken line of valiant knights.

• attempt: The final whistle seemed to come too soon; the RAF's valiant attempts had failed to close the gap.

• effort: A very valiant effort saw Joel fall from about half height.

• republican: Holland america line's the west his a valiant republican didn't have to.

• warrior: Only a valiant warrior can stand a chance to save the kingdom.

• deed: A warrior might perform valiant deeds, but his fame would soon vanish if he had no bard to record them for posterity.

Modifying Another Word

• very: A very valiant effort saw Joel fall from about half height.

• so: Were a man ever so valiant to meet her, he found his death.

• equally: Both sides now had seasoned, equally valiant soldiers, and in Lee and Ulysses S. Grant each had a superior general.

• once: Until the patella tendon and quadriceps snap and a once valiant athlete is carted off the track, perhaps never to walk again.

• too: It's too valiant, Miss Stanley, too valiant altogether!

• not: Officious and not valiant, you haue sham'd me In your condemned Seconds.

Preposition: in

• fight: For the Persians are wont to honor those who show themselves valiant in fight more highly than any nation that I know.