How to Use hero in a Sentence

hero

noun
Definition of heronext
Synonyms for heronext
  • There’s some peril as well, but the heroes always come out on top.
    — Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 2 June 2023
  • The pro-development crowd wanted to claim him as a hero.
    — Noreen Malone, New York Times, 1 June 2023
  • Aside from his baby mama drama, is Cannon a good rom-com hero?
    — refinery29.com, 1 June 2023
  • In his quick climb through the music industry, he's had the chance to meet a few of his heroes already.
    — ELLE, 4 June 2023
  • President Joe Biden is an American hero in his own way.
    — Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 28 July 2024
  • Lancelot, still the Round Table’s greatest hero, is a bit of a cold fish with an unexpected role to play as the saga winds to its close.
    — Elizabeth Hand, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
  • Many white men monumentalized as heroes gained renown at a terrible expense to other people.
    — Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2023
  • That’s part of the dramatic appeal, knowing that the heroes of the story are fighting what is essentially an unwinnable fight.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 25 July 2024
  • The work showcased themes of heroism through the role heroes and gods played in the Trojan War, as well as themes of fate and the idea of humans can change their own destiny, the release added.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
  • The heroes will face the cosmic entity Galactus and the Silver Surfer, two of their major foes in the comic books, who have targeted earth for destruction.
    — Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 28 July 2024
  • And now, the DC universe has a new hero in Calle's Kara.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 13 June 2023
  • For Percy, the math is easy: Medusa is a villain, and Perseus is a hero.
    — Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Turkey Vultures are one of the heroes of the bird world.
    — Liz Clayton Fuller, Popular Science, 27 Sep. 2023
  • A lot of my scenes were with Kristen and Kristen is a hero of mine.
    — Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Apr. 2024
  • When a hero is called to action, their cat gets left behind on the couch.
    — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Julio Urías was a hero and likely Dodgers Game 1 starter.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2023
  • Never forget: The priests are the heroes of these movies.
    — Vulture, 6 Oct. 2023
  • The lunchtime crowd on Wednesday swarmed the counter for the Tommy DeVito hero.
    — Mark Bonamo Bryan Anselm, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2023
  • And there are some fashion-forward heroes in the mix, too—like the beloved Anine Bing tees and tanks.
    — Alexis Bennett, Vogue, 5 July 2023
  • This is our first look at Bond as existential hero, and the man can't catch a break.
    — Chris Nashawaty, EW.com, 29 May 2024
  • We were told our hero had to get everything, but in life, that doesn’t happen all the time.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
  • So by the logic set out in Uncle Rick’s books, these girls were born to be heroes.
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Meanwhile, the other heel of the hero isn’t doing too hot either.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 June 2024
  • Yet some of this era’s biggest rap heroes are nearing — and above — forty.
    — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2023
  • He’s done so much great for society, who is all of our heroes.
    — Elton John Just Got Egot, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Neil was always just the great American hero, not someone who was tough to live with.
    — Meredith Woerner, Variety, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Instead, a heroes welcome ceremony in Lviv and a vow to go right back to the fight.
    — CBS News, 9 July 2023
  • Gaines spoke out against sharing the podium with Thomas, and the right-wing media heralded Gaines as a hero.
    — Kara Voght, Washington Post, 15 June 2023
  • Not according to the people who come by his house daily, knock on his door or shake his hand and call him a hero.
    — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2024
  • This spicy hero is filled with sliced meat, cheese, and pepperoncini.
    — Andrea Crowley, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2023

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