heroically
Example Sentences
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With the IC motor engaged, the pace picks up heroically.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 1, 2026
“Officers act heroically to enforce the law and protect American communities,” White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson said.
From Salon β Jan. 14, 2026
“The father heroically kept his son afloat throughout the ordeal, supporting him until rescue personnel arrived,” the department said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times β Dec. 7, 2025
“I don’t really know why that should surprise people. Alphabet would have to have been heroically bad at investing capital to have not been at least in a co-leadership position.”
From Barron's β Nov. 24, 2025
Instead of swaggering heroically through the halls in their green and white letter jackets, Jim and the football boys trudged to class sullen and trigger-sensitive to insult.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
