heroic

Example Sentences

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But he was a heroic figure to me as a teenager, very much in the same way that simultaneously, like Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones were, or John Lennon was, or Allen Ginsberg was.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

An Australian animal welfare group is seeking a heroic dog with an appetite for adventure for a full-time position as a koala rescuer.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

"It's fair to say his actions were heroic," San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl said at a news conference on Monday.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

That symbolism has only become more visible in recent months amid renewed attention on gold Trump statues, AI-generated heroic imagery and other forms of highly stylized political branding circulating online.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

In fact, while many US history books depict George Washington as a heroic Founding Father and a surveyor too, Indigenous peoples do not think of him that way.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz