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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a hero of a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing someone who is considered a hero in a specific context or situation, often followed by a noun that specifies what they are a hero of.
Example: "He is a hero of a generation that fought for civil rights and equality."
Alternatives: "a champion of" or "a savior of".
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He was a hero of a cruel century.
He is a new star, a hero of a trampled-upon democracy the most popular man in Pakistan, some say.
Lanchester's canvas is broad and compassionate: few other modern novelists would dare to make a hero of a traffic warden.
Although an instant hit, it has been criticized for making a hero of a man who, among other objectionable things, stalks the woman through most of the storyline.
Where his predecessor as a Quebec hero, Maurice Richard, was a man of the Old Catholic and agricultural dispensation, Béliveau was a hero of a new and more self-empowered Quebec.
One Smart Fish by Chris Wormell is a picture book about evolution, while Dogs Don't Do Ballet makes a hero of a pug in a tutu who saves the day at the Royal Ballet.
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"Bob's a hero of mine, a genius," Mr. Marshall said.
Bill Hicks, a hero of mine, was a master of it.
Un eroe del nostro tempo (1949; A Hero of Today, or, A Hero of Our Time) attacks fascism.
Lou Reed is a bit of a hero of mine.
Nusrat was always a hero of mine and a huge influence on my own work.
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