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
• 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
• 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
• Exposed on all sides, a hero to some can be seen as a traitor to others.
  — Michael Warren, ajc, 7 Feb. 2022
• So choosing the middle name of the Greek hero and son of Zeus isn't so ridiculous, right?
  — Laura Lane, Peoplemag, 18 Nov. 2022
• And yet the Whalers came home to a hero’s welcome, a parade downtown.
  — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 16 July 2022
• That's where our hero must search first, but the unraveled threads of mystery will lead to a continent-wide trek.
  — Jason Bennett, arkansasonline.com, 12 Jan. 2025
• The multiplayer hero shooter will add a lot of new content for free in the three-month-long season, including new characters, maps, and game modes.
  — Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 29 Jan 2025