heroics

/ hɪˈrəʊɪks /

plural noun

1. prosody short for heroic verse

2. extravagant or melodramatic language, behaviour, etc

Example Sentences

Head's heroics came on the back of a blistering spell from marauding pace pair Scott Boland and Mitchell Starc after lunch that sparked a stunning England collapse.

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Stokes is respected for his Ashes heroics, yet most of those have come in the UK.

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Those type of heroics have not been needed in recent campaigns, with the team's win percentage steadily rising - though the lack of jeopardy means games have not always been compelling viewing.

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Without the heroics of Will Klein, there might not have been a Game 6 or a Game 7.

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The hero of the Dodgers series win -- Japanese pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto -- also basked in the applause following his game seven heroics.

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