How to Use superhero in a Sentence
superhero
noun- The people who do this dangerous work are real-life superheroes who deserve our gratitude.
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While the movies tend to be straight superhero action films, the shows have more episodes to play with genre and tone.
—Milan Polk, Men's Health, 26 July 2023
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So plan to start your year off right — with a bloody superhero show.
—Vulture, 3 Nov. 2023
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Routh, 44, has found more success in the superhero world.
—Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2023
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The star breaks barriers as the first Latina to play the superhero.
—Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 8 June 2023
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The year 2003 was a long time ago, and the opening Nightcrawler scene could still be the best action sequence of the superhero movie era.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 26 July 2024
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But more than ever before, there are chinks in the armor of the superhero movie.
—Jake Coyle, Fortune, 27 Dec. 2023
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This is the first superhero movie starring a Latino actor in the lead role.
—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 17 Aug. 2023
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No one likes to hear actors that play superheroes complain about the suit.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 24 May 2023
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Speaking of which, a superhero would be right at home cruising in her set of wheels.
—Patricia Alfonso Tortolani, Allure, 1 Apr. 2024
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One of his points was that Marvel and the studios have nothing to replace the superhero movie with.
—John Bleasdale, Variety, 4 Aug. 2023
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That is never truer than when the family film becomes the superhero movie right there in the cramped Reyes kitchen.
—Wesley Morris, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024
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The action heats up quickly as the superhero stops a would-be assassin at the White House.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 12 July 2024
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In this superhero game, players can team up with Chakra and his friends to stop villains who want to take over the streets of Mumbai.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 4 May 2023
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The group embarked on House of Slay, a comic book that portrays the quintet as superheroes.
—Véronique Hyland, ELLE, 12 May 2023
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That brings the gross for the superhero sequel, intended to serve as a farewell to the galactic team, to $305.6 million.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 29 May 2023
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There is no better place to watch a stupid superhero or action movie.
—oregonlive, 29 June 2023
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At a certain point, the same superhero origin stories get a bit tired.
—TIME, 13 Oct. 2023
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This song nearly doubles as a game of superhero freeze dance.
—Jessica Gentile, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2023
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Amid the onslaught of Marvel and DC Comics titles in film and on television, the superhero genre isn’t rare.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 26 June 2024
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Every superhero has an origin story: the initial event that sets the hero on a path to greatness.
—Jack Butler, National Review, 14 Nov. 2023
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But by the weekend, more teenagers and younger adults started showing up, despite the fact that there was a new superhero film on the marquee, Madame Web.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2024
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Then Nick explains his plan to create the Avengers superhero fighting force.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2023
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The latter, based on the beloved superhero characters of the same name, grossed over $142 million at the worldwide box office.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 June 2024
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Yet these comics went largely out of print in the 2000s as once-niche superheroes became billion-dollar movie stars.
—John Towfighi, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024
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Does this mean that superhero fatigue has plagued society, once and for all?
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 12 Nov. 2023
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Fury of the Gods, which ended up being part of 2023’s superhero contraction.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2024
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Streaming, superheroes and corporate takeovers have reshaped the film industry, and the 40-foot screen has shrunk, for many, to a glimmer in the hand.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2023
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Played by Will Poulter, Warlock isn't just a sidekick to the Guardians and their superhero adventures.
—Milan Polk, Men's Health, 5 May 2023
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The superhero movies are known for being high-grossing blockbusters.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2024
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