heroic

Example Sentences

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The school's 140 students as well as "our amazing staff, our courageous teachers, and our heroic security personnel" were all accounted for and safe, according to the statement.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Even less heroic — or catastrophic — assumptions lead to alarmingly high numbers.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

“I call upon all Iranian patriots who yearn for freedom to seize this moment, to be brave, be bold, be heroic, and take back your country,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

Mrie depicts her mother as a mostly heroic figure who encouraged her daughters to obtain an education and pursue careers.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

To him, only the heroic male nude possessed the physical monumentality necessary to express the awesome power of figures such as this mythical prophetess.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson