heroic

Example Sentences

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A spokesperson said: "The prime minister raised the brave and heroic British and American soldiers who fought side by side in Afghanistan, many of whom never returned home. We must never forget their sacrifice".

From BBC

“So, I am sad on that level to see that tradition go by the wayside. That said, I have undergone heroic battles with utility companies and banks, trying to get them to find me.”

From Los Angeles Times

Extraordinary heroics gained Ward a medal and little else; some unspecified amount of time later he’s making ends meet by flipping burgers.

From Salon

Showing up with breakfast can feel quietly heroic.

From Salon

He “has mystical tendencies, no common sense, and a Wagnerian taste for heroics and death. He was born loaded with vanities and has developed megalomania as his final decoration.”

From The Wall Street Journal