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
"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
Then, on Wednesday morning, he got his hero’s welcome at the Raising Cane’s event, with fans lining up along Sunset two hours before his appearance with signs and posters ready in hand.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025
Nico di Angelo came into Olympus to a hero’s welcome, his father right behind him, despite the feet that Hades was only supposed to visit Olympus on winter solstice.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
