hero's welcome
Example Sentences
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He received a hero’s welcome in Hostage Square in Tel Aviv after forging a tenuous Gaza ceasefire last October, visibly moved as he was drowned out by appreciative shouts of “Thank you, Witkoff!”
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
"I'd happily walk around with you in sandals right now," she tells BBC Sport at her running club, where she has just been given a hero's welcome.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
When Khomeini returned from exile in Paris in February 1979, he received a hero’s welcome.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
"It was so heart-warming," she said of the hero's welcome she received all week.
From Barron's ● Jan. 19, 2026
She practiced her smile and her nod and her wave—one-hand, two-hand—to the adoring mob at her hero’s welcome.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
