true hero

collocation in English

meaningsoftrueandhero

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true
adjective
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/truː/us
/truː/
(especially of facts or statements) right and not ...
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hero
noun[C]
uk
/ˈhɪə.rəʊ/us
/ˈhɪr.oʊ/
a person who is admired for having done something very brave or having achieved ...
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(Definition oftrueandherofrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftrue hero

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He was also desirous of creating atruehero, not an anti-hero.
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The reluctant hero differs from the antihero in that the story arc of the former inevitably results in their becoming atruehero.
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He later becomes the protagonists guardian spirit and teaches him about the virtues of being atruehero.
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He still looked like the videogame-obsessed slacker we met in the pilot, but the heart of atruehero.
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A narrator then informs the player that the only way to break the curse is to become atruehero.
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In the king's castle a competition will be held to discover who thetrueherois.
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The false hero is usually punished, and thetrueheroput in his place.
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Why don't they get big arias that mark them as the true heroes of the story?
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Jonah is immensely proud of his son, whom he sees as atruehero.
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Walsh later suggested that she was, in fact, atruehero, but that she should not talk about her service so frequently, and that her service should not command votes.
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He continued to work as a regional coordinator for the vaccination drive, and has been hailed as one of the true heroes of the campaign.
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He accepts the accolades with gracious deference to those he considers our true heroes.
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The true heroes of civilisation are those alone who save or greatly serve them.
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He sings about the loss of true heroes and yearns for a rebirth of his nation.
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In the process she learns the ninja are true heroes in spite of her earlier impressions of them.
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Our true heroes, the men and women who served us, it's the last thing in the world they talk about.
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Our true heroes, the men and women who served us, it's the last thing in the world they talk about, and faced significant backlash for the comments.
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