antihero

Example Sentences

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He refuses to characterize Laxman as a seductive antihero, perhaps on the moral grounds of not wanting to make such a man seem attractive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

But Istvan, the antihero of Szalay’s fifth novel, is an extreme and engrossing case.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025

But now, a couple of months since leaving LIV, the 70-year-old Norman sees himself as golf’s antihero.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

Mia, Lyle says, is a bit of an antihero and woman on the edge.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2025

He makes Chishiya an antihero without concern, even when the stakes could mean his death.

From Salon • Dec. 31, 2022