hero
noun
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character.
heroes
-
pluralof hero.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
While activists and heroes usually get most of the public’s attention, queer historian and author Timothy Stewart-Winter argues that it’s just as important to focus on the more complicated figures.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
Larsen Marape and Menzie Yere were the heroes of his youth: the faces on the posters adorning his walls in Mount Hagen.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
"These are our heroes; the greatest children of Israel," said one police officer as he looked at portraits of his fallen colleagues.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
In Beatles scholar Kevin Howlett’s detailed account of the making of the album, presented here in a tastefully illustrated 88-page hardback book, one of the unsung heroes of the record is Hazel Yarwood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
“Our heroes thought they were alone in the building. It was a Saturday, nobody was at the school, and the lights were off. Little did they know...”
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
