antihero

Example Sentences

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The book is powered, however, by its vividly drawn antihero.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

But Istvan, the antihero of Szalay’s fifth novel, is an extreme and engrossing case.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025

Gilligan also created “Pluribus” as a counterweight to the antihero era he helped define by contributing two unforgettable linchpins, Walter White and Saul Goodman.

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2025

But now, a couple of months since leaving LIV, the 70-year-old Norman sees himself as golf’s antihero.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

Mia, Lyle says, is a bit of an antihero and woman on the edge.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2025