What's the difference between daring and gallant?

Daring


Definition:

  • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dare
  • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dare
  • (n.) Boldness; fearlessness; adventurousness; also, a daring act.
  • (a.) Bold; fearless; adventurous; as, daring spirits.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Opposition politicians such as Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam and Chee Soon Juan , brought low for daring to disagree.
  • (2) At a dinner party, say, if ever you hear a person speak of a school for Islamic children, or Catholic children (you can read such phrases daily in newspapers), pounce: "How dare you?
  • (3) "The Afghan people dared rockets and bombs, but they came out and voted and that's great."
  • (4) In real life, the Hollywood star wants to reshape Hove as a member of the design team behind one of Britain's most daring architectural projects.
  • (5) "I am looking forward to … producing ambitious, daring and engaging content both in the UK and internationally, as well as accessing their extensive library of film content."
  • (6) The "respect the game" police are back, (do they ever go away) and after Adrian Gonzalez, who dared to pump his fists following a fourth inning double that brought home LA's first run of the game.
  • (7) If they didn't think they could get away with it, they wouldn't dare do it."
  • (8) Besides, he consoled himself with the thought that the ghosts probably wouldn’t dare to hurt Pippi.
  • (9) Elsewhere, Lady Edith dares spend the night with her boyfriend, on the eve of his supposed departure to Germany, where he plans to become a citizen in order to divorce his wife on the grounds that she’s a lunatic, so that he may marry Edith.
  • (10) They will occasionally take selfies, if they’re feeling especially daring or if Joe Biden is in the vicinity .
  • (11) The Malaysian prime minister has announced he is scrapping the country's draconian security laws and relaxing media controls, in what he billed as a daringly bold package of reforms.
  • (12) From the genesis of the thing – pop stars dropping plans to perform; Greater Manchester police working to make it operationally possible; the footballer Michael Carrick moving his career testimonial match forward by two hours ; everything was about making things that little bit less crap, and dare I say it – out and out joyous.
  • (13) Cycling is perceived to be for the brave and adventurous, those who dare.
  • (14) How dare this unqualified mother of three challenge RGCB orthodoxy or attack the hypocrisy of those who condemned viable neighbourhoods as slums in order to build their own golden city from which anyone with choice escaped?
  • (15) For the third time, the Greeks have learned that weakness is strength because Europe dares not pull the trigger.
  • (16) Addressing the crowd, communist party leader Aleka Papariga warned that whatever government emerged in the coming days would face the wrath of the people if it dared to pass more belt-tightening measures.
  • (17) The plan that dared not speak its name before the last election is now plain for all to see: run it down, break it up, sell it off,” he said.
  • (18) It is what got my father and my brother kidnapped by the Taliban – they were Hazara men who dared to dream of a better life by pursuing education, and wished the same for their children.
  • (19) The reality was that it was a very difficult time, with my competitors very upset that I had dared to enter the market at all.
  • (20) A plane carrying the Rwandan president, Juvénal Habyarimana, had been shot down and I dared not imagine the consequences.

Gallant


Definition:

  • (a.) Showy; splendid; magnificent; gay; well-dressed.
  • (a.) Noble in bearing or spirit; brave; high-spirited; courageous; heroic; magnanimous; as, a gallant youth; a gallant officer.
  • (a.) Polite and attentive to ladies; courteous to women; chivalrous.
  • (n.) A man of mettle or spirit; a gay; fashionable man; a young blood.
  • (n.) One fond of paying attention to ladies.
  • (n.) One who wooes; a lover; a suitor; in a bad sense, a seducer.
  • (v. t.) To attend or wait on, as a lady; as, to gallant ladies to the play.
  • (v. t.) To handle with grace or in a modish manner; as, to gallant a fan.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) While bus passengers aren't particularly gallant, on the underground there hasn't been a single rush-hour journey when someone hasn't stood up to offer me a seat.
  • (2) A few months ago I visited a house in Rawalpindi with a giant poster over the windows, depicting a heroic warrior on a gallant white steed.
  • (3) She is by far the most popular …" Ms Harman was careful not to smile at this gallant jibe, but most of the shadow cabinet thought it very droll and smiled happily.
  • (4) He leads gallant, battling Stan Wawrinka 3-6, 7-6, 6-4.
  • (5) "Fucking hypocrite slut," quipped one gallant observer.
  • (6) Gallant has reminded us of the "tragedy of delayed treatment."
  • (7) O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming” – what does it mean?
  • (8) Reading had been enduring a similar slump, apart from their FA Cup run and gallant 2-1 defeat against Arsenal, after extra time, in their semi-final at Wembley.
  • (9) Korean defenders Kwang Chon and Nam Chol were magnificent, as was their gallant forward Jong.
  • (10) In doing so, she perfects the song, narrowing the sarcasm of "gallant South" to a fine point and cooling the temperature of the most overheated image: "the stench of burning flesh".
  • (11) Valcke gallantly told the supermodel he was French and kissed her three times.
  • (12) What on earth happened to the gallant tradition of “pozzing”: making positive remarks?
  • (13) The Independent’s latest proprietors, the Lebedevs , have done their best to keep the gallant paper afloat – well served by a tiny but committed and talented team of journalists – and have conceded defeat.
  • (14) Dave Hill gallantly interviews the Liberal Democrat runner, Caroline Pidgeon here , but she’s an also-ran.
  • (15) But Bolton gallantly hit back with two goals, one by Moir, with Farm at fault again, the second a brave header by Bell himself.
  • (16) The figure has been touted by Ukip on the slender basis that they have been wined and dined by the gallant spread-bet king, Stuart Wheeler, in his over-priced Mayfair flat (as indeed have I).
  • (17) Pigs heterozygous for the halothane-sensitivity gene exhibit a distinct phenotype with regard to both in vivo and in vitro muscle responses to halothane (E. M. Gallant, J. R. Mickelson, B. D. Roggow, S. K. Donaldson, C. F. Louis, and W. E. Rempel.
  • (18) They will not want the tag of gallant losers but the players in red and white gave everything, as they always do, before the agonies of a penalty shoot-out when Lucas Vázquez, Marcelo, Bale, Sergio Ramos and, finally, Ronaldo all scored for Real in the same corner.
  • (19) The gallant lad had never complained, merely tried to keep Michel and James Murdoch happy by feeding them upbeat messages about their BSkyB bid.
  • (20) The lyrics are very traditional national-anthem stuff about a “land of hope” and “full gallant legions”, and the pay-off at the end is “the fatherland of true brotherhood”, which is half right-wing and half left-wing, which is probably what any good national anthem should aspire to.