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heroine

[her-oh-in] / ˈhɛr oʊ ɪn /


NOUN
principal female character
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It's almost too appropriate – pop's heartbreak princess playing theatre's most tragic heroine.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Scheming Corvette is Palmer’s newest marvelously louche heroine.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

By highlighting Eve’s rebellion alongside her beauty, ads framed her as a fashion heroine.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

Honor herself comes through as a formidable heroine who triumphs over the forces of class privilege that Ms. Garman, through this engaging debut novel, so brilliantly depicts.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

In it, the tale’s heroine, Edith-Anne Pevington, enters her trusty pony, Rainbow, in a pony-and-rider show.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood




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