heroics

/ hɪˈrəʊɪks /

plural noun

1. prosody short for heroic verse

2. extravagant or melodramatic language, behaviour, etc

Example Sentences

Kapp fell with 70 still needed to bring De Klerk - fresh from her heroics against India - to the middle, and for a time it seemed that she and Tryon would get South Africa home comfortably.

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Powered by Judge’s heroics, the Yankees turned an early 6-1 deficit into a dramatic 9-6 win, staving off elimination in this best-of-five American League Division Series for at least one more day.

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This time, England did overcome the pressure, with Knight's luck and heroics to thank.

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Hernández, 34, owes much of his fall heroics simply to the opportunity to play on the sport’s biggest stage.

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Donnarumma is a generational talent - he made his debut for AC Milan aged just 16 and broke England's hearts in the 2020 European Championship final at Wembley with his heroics in the penalty shootout.

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