manfully• In any case, although the outing was not easy for her she enjoyed it, and stepped out manfully.• My fathergazed at me manfully.• He walked on manfully, cutting down Springfield Road towards London Road.• He weeps for her at home instead of, say, manfully getting on the road and chasing after her.• They posemanfully in some anonymous public space.• To expect them to stridemanfully towards independence is rather like asking them to dive before they have been taught to swim.• Away in the far comer a three piece band was manfully trying to make itself heard above the din.• Inevitably, although I struggledmanfully with the work, I excelled in nothing.