heroic

Example Sentences

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I had an active fantasy life and wished to be heroic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

But he was a heroic figure to me as a teenager, very much in the same way that simultaneously, like Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones were, or John Lennon was, or Allen Ginsberg was.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

That symbolism has only become more visible in recent months amid renewed attention on gold Trump statues, AI-generated heroic imagery and other forms of highly stylized political branding circulating online.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

“The key question is whether investors will walk out confident that this can be achieved without heroic assumptions,” he wrote.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Michaux’s voyages took him from Florida to Hudson’s Bay; the heroic Nuttall ventured as far as the shores of Lake Superior, going much of the way on foot for want of funds.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson