hero
noun
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character.
heroes
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pluralof hero.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The entrance of the dingy space includes a display of “Faces of South Texas,” which includes Selena, Nolan Ryan, Tom Landry, and some war heroes.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026
We can credit the actor’s innate emotional agility for his commitment to every part, or a versatility earned over decades of playing many major heroes and villains the Bard scribbled onto parchment.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
Abrams’ production company, Bad Robot, transports you into the rousing, aggressively optimistic world of space travel, with its grainy footage, scratchy voices and real-life heroes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
And it wasn’t just fictional heroes, either: Cooper had a line of costumes based on U.S. presidents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
These secret warriors often wore the clothes of ordinary men and women, deliberately blending into crowds and shunning the attention showered on the heroes of other wars.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
