heroic
Example Sentences
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But she also pays tribute to the many heroic Poles who regarded hiding Jews “as their Christian duty” and made it possible for Ms. Olczak-Ronikier to tell this story of survival.
Seeing Ohtani's heroics for the Dodgers made it an easy decision.
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Tom Brady, a minority partner in the Raiders, produced countless heroics on his way to winning seven Super Bowls.
When “Picnic” premiered on Broadway in 1953, it struck a nerve with postwar audiences—particularly women—hungry for a depiction of everyday lives that were not grandiose or heroic, but filled with unspoken desire.
Far from being unique or “a heroic visionary,” Columbus was a typical merchant-seafarer of his time, combining the energies of a Genoese mercantile chancer with the drive of a man who wanted to get rich.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
