heroines

Example Sentences

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As heroines Brenda and Cindy, respectively, Hall and Faris were daffy, dopey and committed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

What interests you about the struggles of your 20-something heroines?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

He’s a little too awful for me, but I do think we could use less sanitized heroes and heroines in modern love stories.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

Over the years, Dharmendra said he was cast against 70 heroines, but his most successful screen pairing was with Hema Malini, who later became his second wife.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025

I thought of all those heroines of fiction who looked pretty when they cried, and what a contrast I must make with blotched and swollen face, and red rims to my eyes.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier