hero

Example Sentences

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After he pitched 2⅔ scoreless innings to win the game and the World Series championship for the Dodgers, the gamesmanship had been transformed into greatness, and the con man had become a hero.

From Los Angeles Times

The national hero as a 12-year-old who led El Segundo to the Little League world championship in 2023 is now 15 and set to begin his first year of high school baseball.

From Los Angeles Times

"He was a hero but today I am not celebrating, the national government did nothing for him," his daughter Emily Kiambati told AFP.

From Barron's

LOYOLA: Freshman shortstop Brody Brooks is 6 feet 3, hero on El Segundo Little League team and ready to make immediate impact.

From Los Angeles Times

And while he and Spielberg never officially worked together on a screen project, his character Dawson had posters of his filmmaking hero's productions on his bedroom walls, including ET and Schindler's List.

From BBC