6 sentences with 'heroic'
Example sentences and phrases with the word heroic and other words derived from it.
• « My mother's voice comes to mind, and I picture her again by the kitchen door, in a heroic pose worthy of a socialist realism mural, pointing to the garden with a gloved hand from which water drips. »
• « Futurism's stated aim was to destroy the remnants of the art of the past and replace it with the art of the future, an art that reflected the modern, industrial world. Futurism sought something new and better than what the Victorian bourgeoisie had invented: something heroic. »
• « There was no salvation in existentialism, but at least there was the possibility of embracing the human condition, of accepting the heroic act of choosing one's actions and projects in life without hope of heaven, immortality, or even being remembered after death. »
• « The boy was known to everyone as the companion, the lazarillo, of an almost blind officer. We know nothing more about him, not even his name, but we do know that his gesture was heroic and worthy of remembrance. »
• « Subsequent generations kept alive the memory of the Glorious Revolution as a heroic defence of English liberty against a would-be tyrant. »
• « It is also true that people of colour made heroic contributions to the cause of American independence. However, while the British offered freedom to slaves, most American revolutionaries clung to notions of black inferiority. »