heroine
Example Sentences
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It's almost too appropriate – pop's heartbreak princess playing theatre's most tragic heroine.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Scheming Corvette is Palmer’s newest marvelously louche heroine.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
By highlighting Eve’s rebellion alongside her beauty, ads framed her as a fashion heroine.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
It is the novel’s desolate mood, finally, and Ms. McPherson’s evocation of a melancholy landscape that anchor both her plot and her heroine.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
The blue and yellow eyes were following the heroine, who was gaily carrying a pail of water to what turned out to be her elephant.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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Reading: Literature - Middle School
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