heroine

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Recent Examples of heroine Who better, then, to serve as the heroine of a Rachel Cusk novel? Daniel D'addario, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026 Arie and Chuko Esiri’s Clarissa transports Woolf’s infamous heroine to Lagos. Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026 In Sinclair Lewis’s 1917 novel The Job, the heroine, Una, sees it all quite plainly. Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026 The story unfolds in 1993, where Hadouken-hurling protagonists Ken (Noah Centineo) and Ryu (Andrew Koji) are recruited by fan-favorite, high-kicking heroine Chun-Li (Callina Liang) to compete in the World Warrior Tournament. Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for heroine
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hero
Noun
  • Horrific details are emerging and a young girl is being hailed as a hero after authorities said a shooting and fire left multiple people dead at a family's home in Montana.
    CBS News, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • And that all starts with Hawks themselves, a wonderfully charismatic hero who’s nearly impossible to dislike.
    Hayes Madsen, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026

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“Heroine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heroine. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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