Your English writing platform
Discover LudwigThe phrase "a dead hero" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a hero who has died, often in the context of discussing their legacy or impact after their death.
Example: "The story of a dead hero often inspires future generations to strive for greatness."
Alternatives: "a fallen hero" or "a deceased hero."
Exact(18)
Kari Bales was not experiencing the pain of a dead hero being returned home.
It's better to be a live coward than a dead hero".
"I also told them that a live hero is better than a dead hero".
Vimes too, inhabiting his own past as a dead hero, is in a state of suspended animation.
He has become a dead hero called John Keel, who helped to organise the barricades, but was also a Watch captain at Cable Street.
Nevermind remains a pugnacious snarl that convulsed the music industry, made mega-stars out of a stroppy punk trio, and a dead hero out of Cobain.
Similar(42)
"If you fight with violence," Mr. Sharp said, "you are fighting with your enemy's best weapon, and you may be a brave but dead hero".
Another exhibit, incidentally, purports to be a gravestone of his dead hero Genet.
It grew naturally out of the book because the dead hero was a musician whose breakthrough song was called "Chase the Dream".
With Donald Trump's latest moral outrage---denigrating the Muslim-American parents of a dead war hero and claiming his "sacrifice" as a businessman equates to a hero's ultimate sacrifice---Republicans up and down the line, from elected leaders to the party's grass roots, have to be pondering their presidential pick.
When I first lived in Berlin more than a decade ago, my favorite moment each morning was when my streetcar rumbled past a giant black bust of a dead Communist hero, Ernst Thälmann.
Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.
Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com