heroine

Example Sentences

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Its second season begins with Anna Sawai’s heroine Cate Randa refusing to leave Russell’s retired U.S.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

As Ellen Ripley, Sigourney Weaver meets the threat with grit and nerve in a situation where there is nowhere to go and no help coming, a performance that helped define the modern action heroine.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Fourth Wing introduces heroine Violet Sorrengail, a 20-year-old woman who is thrust into brutal training to become an elite dragon rider.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

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.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

The plan was not his, but Medea’s, the heroine of the Quest of the Golden Fleece who knew through her sorcery who Theseus was.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton