conquering hero
Example Sentences
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Initially Zaslav was welcomed as a conquering hero who would save Warner from the evils of telecom executives who didn’t understand showbiz.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
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
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
And after his brush with an assassin’s bullet in Pennsylvania in mid-July, he arrived at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee a day later as a conquering hero to his supporters.
From BBC • Nov. 2, 2024
On land, the old fisherman stopped to light a pipe, and then, with the pipe clenched between his teeth, he walked home, carrying Edward atop his left shoulder as if he were a conquering hero.
From "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane" by Kate DiCamillo
