heroic

Example Sentences

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"I don't think what I did was heroic, you just do it."

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

USC failed to capitalize on a heroic start from pitcher Andrew Johnson, who gave up seven hits and two earned runs while striking out four and walking two over 7⅔ innings.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

"Endless gratitude to the Secret Service for their immediate, heroic response. Political violence has to stop."

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

At the ceremony inaugurating the museum, Kim, who was accompanied by Russian officials, praised his troops’ “noble sacrifices and heroic military feats.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

In fact, while many US history books depict George Washington as a heroic Founding Father and a surveyor too, Indigenous peoples do not think of him that way.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz