Sentence examples for action heroic from inspiring English sources

It's called Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast, and it's a ripping barnburner full of outlandish action, heroic and dastardly characters, roller coaster rhymes and some absolutely fabulous illustrations by Brendan Kearney.

Against all this, the old-school action heroics of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone have paled, notwithstanding the success of The Expendables.

Leschak adds background and commentary, personal interpretations without which the reader might be excused for not considering the priest's actions heroic.

Warnke did not go into detail, citing the ongoing investigation, but called his actions "heroic".

But many actions, including some heroic actions, are neither obligatory nor prohibited, yet they are hardly matters of indifference.

"His actions were heroic and prevented his teammates from being seriously wounded or killed".

She became a martyr to the Palestinians, a victim of their intifada who had stood up to the mighty Israeli army; Edward Said praised her actions as "heroic and dignified at the same time".

Winton – who always rejected the idea that his actions were heroic – had approached the BBC to try to trace some of those he had helped bring to Britain in 1939.

(13) Anti-corruption actions are heroic anti-vermin deeds that control power and remove harm.

There will be no action film heroics from any of us.

Perhaps they keep their silence because they don't see their actions as heroic.