conquering hero
Example Sentences
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You’d probably have to remove a limb or two from Brad Pitt’s Sonny Hayes to make it look like anyone but Brad Pitt has a chance to be the conquering hero here.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
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
When Australia’s George Miller came here in 2016 to serve as jury president, just months after his “Mad Max: Fury Road” won six Oscars, he swept in like a conquering hero.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2024
On land, the old fisherman stopped to light a pipe, and then, with the pipe clenched between his teeth, he walked home, carrying Edward atop his left shoulder as if he were a conquering hero.
From "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane" by Kate DiCamillo
