hero's welcome
Example Sentences
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"I'd happily walk around with you in sandals right now," she tells BBC Sport at her running club, where she has just been given a hero's welcome.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
When Khomeini returned from exile in Paris in February 1979, he received a hero’s welcome.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
"It was so heart-warming," she said of the hero's welcome she received all week.
From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026
Mainoo, who received a hero's welcome from fans when he came on as a substitute, had a request to leave Old Trafford on loan rejected in August and speculation continues over a potential January switch.
From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025
Nowhere, perhaps, was the hero’s welcome as warm as in Hampton Roads.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
