heroine
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As with “Shadow of a Doubt,” Hitchcock’s favorite of his films, the heroine smells trouble when everyone else is oblivious.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
As for Woolf, her status as a feminist heroine may be somewhat dimmed by the fact that she was a terrific snob.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026
Cinematographer Isaac Bauman’s eye never stops moving — an independent narrator telling a different story than the one starring our heroine.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Fourth Wing introduces heroine Violet Sorrengail, a 20-year-old woman who is thrust into brutal training to become an elite dragon rider.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
“That sounds lovely,” Velia said sweetly, sounding like a heroine in one of those historical pieces on the arts channel instead of a modern-day girl stranded in the ruins of the Mexican countryside.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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