conquering hero
Example Sentences
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You’d probably have to remove a limb or two from Brad Pitt’s Sonny Hayes to make it look like anyone but Brad Pitt has a chance to be the conquering hero here.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
Fifty-seven years after escaping the Nostromo, Ripley is found by a salvage crew and returns to Earth a conquering hero.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2025
He will gain a rapturous following this week, coming in as a redemptive and all conquering hero of Augusta.
From BBC ● May 12, 2025
As Romney later wrote in his journal, the president was met with a standing ovation fit for a conquering hero, and then launched into some rambling remarks.
From Slate ● Nov. 15, 2024
He is a politician, and politicians are seldom given the chance to play the role of conquering hero.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
