heroism
Example Sentences
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Extremely online observers came up with bizarre metaphors to characterize Anthropic’s heroism and pushed Claude to the top of the app-store charts over the weekend.
From Slate • Mar. 3, 2026
Sustainable gains on law and order are years away at best, despite the heroism of Harfuch’s Untouchables.
From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026
Striving for heroism is a common expectation of ourselves and others in a decent society.
From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026
An official government statement read: "Our compatriots fulfilled their duty with dignity and heroism and fell, after fierce resistance, in direct combat against the attackers or as a result of bombings on the facilities."
From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026
On that day of our reunion, the world still didn't know of Oskar Schindler nor of his heroism during the Second World War.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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