heroines
Example Sentences
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I could easily hail “Howl’s Moving Castle” as a tribute to maturity, especially when placed against other Miyazaki stories starring young heroines setting out on adventures.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
He’s a little too awful for me, but I do think we could use less sanitized heroes and heroines in modern love stories.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026
She has made images of performers such as Charles Dance and Roger Daltrey and Second World War heroines such as Noor Inayat Khan and Violette Szabo.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026
Ms. Morrison wanted to infuse opera with new people, new voices, new forms, and stories that didn’t necessarily end with dead heroines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026
She had been prompted to start a diary because fictional heroines kept them and filled them with lush sighing thoughts.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
