heroine
Example Sentences
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You can’t help rooting for Colleen Hoover heroines, bless their bruised hearts.
From Los Angeles Times
Few heroines of English literature have as distinct a voice as Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre.
The book was a touchstone in her own life, because she admired its heroine’s courage even if she never had the courage to emulate it.
Accompanied by her brazen friend Baba, the adult Caithleen leaves for Dublin, where a new life awaits a heroine who proves to be as fearless as the writer who created her.
The story itself is relatively easy to follow: a heroine travels through different realms in an effort to restore balance, all while audiences are treated to impressive choreography, elaborate costumes and inventive stage effects.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
