I’m not trying to make it sound heroic, our neighborhood is just a small part of the Bonny Doon community.
How We Saved Our Neighborhood from a Wildfire|Dain Zaffke|September 2, 2020|Outside Online
Similarly heroic stories abound across all the businesses, teams and leaders included in this year’s shortlist.
Shopify, Chewy and Ally are Resilience Awards finalists|Digiday Awards|September 1, 2020|Digiday
Sometimes they do heroic things, sometimes they wish they could.
After The Fall: Introducing The Anti-Villain|Rich Goldstein|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Claret for boys, port for men, and brandy for heroes, according to Dr. Johnson, and Hitch went for the heroic.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hamas called the attack “heroic” and, disgustingly, tweeted out photos of the bodies.
Mass Murder in the Holy City|Michael Tomasky|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Some heroic volunteers, like Spencer, have joined the fight—but not enough.
Why New York’s Ebola Case Will Hurt Infected Patients Everywhere|Abby Haglage|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Like Nina Pham, she is a heroic person—a person who has dedicated her life to helping others,” he told a press conference.
Ebola Nurses Are As Brave As Soldiers|Michael Daly|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In his brief he spoke in the highest terms of the Spanish episcopate, and of the piety and heroic devotion of the priesthood.
The War Upon Religion|Rev. Francis A. Cunningham
He left Mr Monypenny with his head full of thoughts which were not all heroic.
The Ladies Lindores, Vol. 3(of 3)|Margaret Oliphant
In the close of the heroic literature of Iceland a number of general causes are to be found at work.
Epic and Romance|W. P. Ker
Now was the chance for the heroic Chand Moorut; and that warrior was never known to let an opportunity slip.
The Eagle Cliff|R.M. Ballantyne
May our heroic wrath never lessen, nor our holy hate be appeased.
The Daughter of Heaven|Judith Gautier
British Dictionary definitions for heroic
heroic
heroical
/ (hɪˈrəʊɪk) /
adjective
of, like, or befitting a hero
courageous but desperate
relating to or treating of heroes and their deeds
of, relating to, or resembling the heroes of classical mythology
(of language, manner, etc) extravagant
prosodyof, relating to, or resembling heroic verse
(of the arts, esp sculpture) larger than life-size; smaller than colossal
RC Church
held to such a degree as to enable a person to perform virtuous actions with exceptional promptness, ease and pleasure, and with self-abnegation and self-controlheroic virtue
performed or undergone by such a personthe heroic witness of martyrdom
Relating to a risky medical procedure that may endanger the patient but also has a possibility of being successful, whereas lesser action would result in failure.