heroes
Example Sentences
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The Abstract Expressionist painters are the new heroes in Greenwich Village.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
For the first time, this rebel sport from the north of England had been recognised in such a manner; one of its heroes had been acknowledged for their contribution to history through the game.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Bare and Huddleston, two self-described “country hicks,” have become polarizing heroes of the rural campaign against the AI technology rewiring geopolitics, the economy—and now hometowns like theirs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Green Lanterns are intergalactic heroes who use a special ring to harness their imagination and willpower to manifest objects, manipulate energy and fly, as we see Jordan do, to Stewart’s chagrin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
“What’s the need for heroes if every citizen uses magic as well as you do?”
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
