conquering hero
Example Sentences
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Initially Zaslav was welcomed as a conquering hero who would save Warner from the evils of telecom executives who didn’t understand showbiz.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
Fifty-seven years after escaping the Nostromo, Ripley is found by a salvage crew and returns to Earth a conquering hero.
From Salon • Jul. 4, 2025
He will gain a rapturous following this week, coming in as a redemptive and all conquering hero of Augusta.
From BBC • May 12, 2025
Wearing a plaid sports coat and self-assured grin, Andrew Friedman ascended the Dodger Stadium podium in February 2021 like a conquering hero, the reigning monarch of a Dodger-blue empire that finally captured baseball’s throne.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2023
He arrived back in Philadelphia a conquering hero and in plenty of time to be selected as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
