hero's welcome
Example Sentences
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When Khomeini returned from exile in Paris in February 1979, he received a hero’s welcome.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
That changed with his dramatic return and hero's welcome in December, accompanied by his fluffy ginger cat, Jebu, images of which have gone viral on Bangladeshi social media.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
Stephen, a 32-year-old cyber security consultant, will also get a hero's welcome in Stornoway in the Outer Hebrides.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026
"It was so heart-warming," she said of the hero's welcome she received all week.
From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026
Nowhere, perhaps, was the hero’s welcome as warm as in Hampton Roads.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
