- plural of heroine.
heroines
Example Sentences
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As heroines Brenda and Cindy, respectively, Hall and Faris were daffy, dopey and committed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
What “Canticle” and “Skylark” get right about their very different heroines and time periods is that change doesn’t happen overnight, nor does it benefit everyone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026
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
George Cukor’s black-and-white vision traipses its heroines through dress fittings, manicures and facials, day drinking and backstabbing all the way, save for an interruption by a Technicolor fashion show.
From Salon ● Nov. 6, 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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