Example Sentences

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As heroines Brenda and Cindy, respectively, Hall and Faris were daffy, dopey and committed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Few heroines of English literature have as distinct a voice as Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Did you channel any classic romance heroes, heroines or stories as you prepped?

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

George Cukor’s black-and-white vision traipses its heroines through dress fittings, manicures and facials, day drinking and backstabbing all the way, save for an interruption by a Technicolor fashion show.

From Salon • Nov. 6, 2025

There were new ones, too, sagas about the heroes and heroines of Korea.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park