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
Did you channel any classic romance heroes, heroines or stories as you prepped?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 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
In the Ring, he was much more interested in what his heroes and heroines felt than what they did.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
