heroine
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And yet there was still a sense that Hollywood underserved her canny ability to appear both ferocious and vulnerable, whether as a horror heroine in “Scream 4” or a superpowered cheerleader on “Heroes.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
In the novel, Nyathi's heroine, Joyce, believes she has married into a union of one man and one woman, yet her husband, Jonasi, marries and sets up homes with three other women behind her back.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Our titular heroine is only 13 years old when her escapade begins – a little more mature than most of the director’s protagonists, but still innocent enough not to be jaded.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
It gives the story some tension, and shows that our heroine isn’t perfect — she’s just doing her best under desert skies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
In it, the tale’s heroine, Edith-Anne Pevington, enters her trusty pony, Rainbow, in a pony-and-rider show.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
I could easily hail “Howl’s Moving Castle” as a tribute to maturity, especially when placed against other Miyazaki stories starring young heroines setting out on adventures.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
Like her heroines, no one tells Knoll what to do.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Over the years, Dharmendra said he was cast against 70 heroines, but his most successful screen pairing was with Hema Malini, who later became his second wife.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2025
Generations of readers have turned its eponymous heroines into cult figures, but the March sisters are more than stereotypes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
A crisis in a heroines life could be made to coincide with hailstones, gales and thunder, whereas nuptials were generally blessed with good light and soft breezes.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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