real hero

collocation in English

meaningsofrealandhero

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real
adjective
uk
/rɪəl/us
/ˈriː.əl/
existing in fact and ...
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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 ofrealandherofrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I think he is really therealhero.
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According to one reviewer, therealherois his home town and its values, a defiantly political message.
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He was arealheroin our view.
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He ends up becoming arealhero, sacrificing himself to save the city from demons.
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Therealheroof the poem is a society's will to take intelligible form; the real quest is for physical and spiritual communication within that society.
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They finally become real heroes by "letting go the racialist impetus of their manly ideal" (143).
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She's therealheroof the story.
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Once matters become serious, the real heroes come along, sit down and see to it that a result is achieved in one day.
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Those scientists and research workers in laboratory and field who are making this possible are the real heroes of the twentieth century.
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The real heroes of the engagement are there.
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Both the men and the women teachers have proved themselves, in the main, real heroes.
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I pay tribute to the aid workers, who are real heroes.
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It is not often that we are privileged enough to have four real heroes in our presence, but we have that privilege today.
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These are the real heroes and martyrs of our liberties, and we should do everything we can to make sure that their memories live and are effective.
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In my eyes, the proprietors of village shops are the real heroes of rural life, providing a crucial service and a social facility that we cannot afford to lose.
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I shall quickly commend the real heroes.
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He was one of the real heroes of this forgotten era.
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She takes a stand against vigilantes on the grounds that they steal the spotlight from real heroes.
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All the real heroes are not storybook combat fighters.
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Real heroes don't yell and act tough; they are tough enough to be gentle, so control yourself.
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