How to Use hero in a Sentence

hero

noun
  • He has always been a hero to his son.
  • She was a hero for standing up to the government.
  • He returned from the war a national hero.
  • His father has always been his hero.
  • For the second week in a row, Tate Schmitt played the role of hero.
    — Aaron Falk, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Mar. 2022
  • And now, the DC universe has a new hero in Calle's Kara.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 13 June 2023
  • Our kids aren’t the only ones that think of you as a hero.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 12 May 2021
  • It’s eerie, and a cool look for the game’s most recent hero.
    — Kris Holt, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2021
  • The father has said his son is not a racist but a hero.
    — Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2022
  • Toward the end of the video, Moore calls Metzger a hero.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Dec. 2022
  • He’s not a hero yet—so he shouldn’t be dressed like one.
    — Todd Plummer, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 Oct. 2021
  • The unsung hero in both the rise and fall of the market is supply.
    — John Walkup, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022
  • Yen’s Caine, from the beginning of the film, is set up as a kind of hero.
    — Men's Health, 24 Mar. 2023
  • The unwitting hero of the book - the heart and soul - is pitcher Herb Score.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland, 9 Dec. 2021
  • With so much star power, the question had to be asked: Which was the hero?
    — Doug Ferguson, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2022
  • For Percy, the math is easy: Medusa is a villain, and Perseus is a hero.
    — Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Here’s how the blue-collar hero joined the 10-figure club.
    — Matt Craig, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Turkey Vultures are one of the heroes of the bird world.
    — Liz Clayton Fuller, Popular Science, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Hifter, touted in the east as a hero, is hated by many in the west of the country.
    — Samy Magdy, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Dec. 2021
  • Fans may look up to players on the court, but Hunter is a hero on the sidelines.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 6 June 2022
  • Cincinnati's Sam Hubbard was the hero in the Bengals' win over the Ravens.
    — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Jan. 2023
  • A lot of my scenes were with Kristen and Kristen is a hero of mine.
    — Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Apr. 2024
  • So be ready, be your own hero, and bring your own battery.
    — Tara Aquino, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2023
  • When a hero is called to action, their cat gets left behind on the couch.
    — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
  • What is a hero but someone who stands up for those who can’t?
    — Austin Knoblauchassistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2022
  • Julio Urías was a hero and likely Dodgers Game 1 starter.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2023
  • Never forget: The priests are the heroes of these movies.
    — Vulture, 6 Oct. 2023
  • There's about the same Bob Marley, so all of our heroes.
    — Jack Irvin, People.com, 30 Sep. 2024
  • That game was started by hometown hero Joe Musgrove, who wears No. 44 in Peavy’s honor.
    — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Everybody included in the recording of the album all are sort of regional heroes in their own right and in their own genres.
    — Jim Ryan, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025

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