heroines
Example Sentences
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“I was using Riefenstahl to point out, or so I thought, that these heroes and heroines were straight out of Nazi propaganda,” Verhoeven told The Guardian in 2018.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
I could easily hail “Howl’s Moving Castle” as a tribute to maturity, especially when placed against other Miyazaki stories starring young heroines setting out on adventures.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
Like her heroines, no one tells Knoll what to do.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Ms. Morrison wanted to infuse opera with new people, new voices, new forms, and stories that didn’t necessarily end with dead heroines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026
Sometimes there are said to have been two heroines of that name.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
