How do you use Knightly in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like chivalric or medieval, plus the exact meaning.
Knightly meaning
- Of or pertaining to a knight or knights.
- Befitting a knight; formally courteous (as a knight); chivalrous, gallant and courtly.
Using Knightly
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to a knight or knights. | Befitting a knight; formally courteous (as a knight); chivalrous, gallant and courtly.
- Useful related words include: chivalric, medieval, past, chivalrous.
- In the example corpus, knightly often appears in combinations such as: the knightly, and knightly, his knightly.
Context around Knightly
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 5 middle, 10 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Knightly
- In this selection, "knightly" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, keira, laura, satin, thing, fix and sold stand out and add context to how "knightly" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a knightly s spokesperson and before laura knightly said he. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "knightly" sits close to words such as abadi, acidification and acker, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with knightly
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He received the nickname Achilles because of his knightly qualities. (10 words)
Knightly's Fun Park is hosting a Halloween celebration on Saturday, October 26. (13 words)
In a small way in the scheme of things these days, I look forward to my Knightly fix. (18 words)
He also praised Edward's "noble and worthy merits, princely and knightly courage, and the blessed and noble disposition and dedication of your said highness to the common weal and government of your said realm. (35 words)
In the later Middle Ages, wealthy merchants strove to adopt chivalric attitudes - the sons of the bourgeoisie were educated at aristocratic courts where they were trained in the manners of the knightly class. (33 words)
Oakeshott (1980), p.56 Cavalry At the start of the Renaissance, cavalry remained predominantly lance-armed; gendarmes with the heavy knightly lance and lighter cavalry with a variety of lighter lances. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
I doubt he believed he could stop the Germans, but I think he did it because it was the knightly thing to do.
Keira Knightly only briefly appeared as Elizabeth Swann in a non-speaking role in the fifth movie, and Orlando Bloom made a small cameo as Will.
A Knightly’s spokesperson said: "Our new birthday party options offer something for everyone, whether you love the thrill of the funfair or the latest in virtual reality entertainment.
At 3pm, Bubbles the T-Rex will greet visitors, while Knightly’s Bar offers live music and cash bingo.
Defending Barlow, who had a previous caution but had not been to prison before, Laura Knightly said he has “conceded his actions were unacceptable”.
Knightly's Fun Park is hosting a Halloween celebration on Saturday, October 26.
The Dark Angels' primarch was Lion El'Jonson, who helped reinvigorate the Dark Angels and transformed the Space Marine legion into a knightly and almost monastic group.
In a small way in the scheme of things these days, I look forward to my Knightly fix.
In related news, insider Kevin C. Knightly sold 4,278 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 1st.
Albert, who was a man of great strength and considerable skill in feats of arms, delighted in tournaments and knightly exercises.
Don Quixote, in the first part of the book, does not see the world for what it is and prefers to imagine that he is living out a knightly story.
Finally, the introduction of spurs allowed better control of the mount during the "knightly charge" in full gallop.
He also praised Edward's "noble and worthy merits, princely and knightly courage, and the blessed and noble disposition and dedication of your said highness to the common weal and government of your said realm.
He received the nickname Achilles because of his knightly qualities.
Horace Larkin, a man called Dinner, and Major Barney Britt-Britt), and a salesgirl from the pornographic books department, Miss Honor "Satin" Knightly.
If the bearer is entitled to the ribbon, collar, or badge of a knightly order, it may encircle or depend from the shield.
In the later Middle Ages, wealthy merchants strove to adopt chivalric attitudes - the sons of the bourgeoisie were educated at aristocratic courts where they were trained in the manners of the knightly class.
In the Netherlands only 10 knightly families are still extant, a number which steadily decreases because in that country ennoblement or incorporation into the nobility is not possible anymore.
Oakeshott (1980), p.56 Cavalry At the start of the Renaissance, cavalry remained predominantly lance-armed; gendarmes with the heavy knightly lance and lighter cavalry with a variety of lighter lances.
She has her 10,000 pounds, but lacks good manners, at best, using people's names too intimately as one example (Jane, not Miss Fairfax, Knightly, not Mr Knightley).
Common combinations with knightly
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the knightly 4×
- and knightly 4×
- his knightly 3×
- of knightly 3×
- knightly qualities 2×