hero

Example Sentences

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She described her son as her "little hero", saying his calm reaction and quick thinking prevented their ill-fated Christmas day out from ending in a more serious crash.

From BBC

Hulk Hogan was a heel, a hero and everything in between.

From The Wall Street Journal

Frank Capra, the multiple Academy Award winner whose everyman heroes symbolized the American spirit triumphing over mercenary or venal big business and big government, died Tuesday at his desert retirement home.

From Los Angeles Times

Is Max Martin regarded in Sweden as a national hero?

From Los Angeles Times

A new take on the Dark Knight comic book hero that faces off against conquistador Hernán Cortés.

From Los Angeles Times