Sentence examples for heroic measure from inspiring English sources

He treated himself by employing the heroic measure of eight self-administered celery-seed enemas in one day.

In epic verse the poet should use the heroic measure (dactylic hexameter) because this metre most effectively represents or imitates such qualities as grandeur, dignity, and high passion.

He had a living will that said do not take heroic measure; they then took heroic measure because they did not know that he had a living will.

Wouldn't these be considered "heroic measures"?

Surely we need to be a bit tougher about heroic measures for the dying.

His emergency medical team asked us end-of-life questions: Did we want heroic measures taken?

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But neither should heroic measures be taken to prevent "normal" nausea and vomiting.

We take on the world, we attempt heroic measures, forgetting, we are indeed, so very human.

Or is putting the kibosh on the popcorn taking what some living wills call heroic measures?

Her death that day was forestalled by heroic measures, including a tracheotomy and ventilation.