None meet life honestly and few heroically. From LearnThat.org. [Clarence Darrow (1857-1938)]
He become reconciled to not dying heroically in her arms. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : a heroic ambition. ,a heroic explorer. ,Heroic measures were taken to save his life. ,heroic mythology. ,a statue of heroic proportions. From Dictionary.com.
Hessians, but were now turned, in the retreat, upon the British -- and which our gunners defended "heroically" to the last. From Wordnik.com. [The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn] Reference
James Wakefield hoped to win back his girlfriend's affections by having her abducted by a friend, then "heroically" rescuing her, a court heard. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-07-28] Reference
The 48-year-old replied: "I don't like the term 'heroically'.". From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
You prevent disasters, don't wait for them to happen, and then "heroically" step in. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the naval commandos that they acted "heroically" and. From Wordnik.com. [StarTribune.com rss feed] Reference
Nicholson, the U.S. general, said the Canadians have fought "heroically" but simply don't have enough forces to secure all of. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Top Stories] Reference
A Johannesburg metro police officer who "heroically" shot back at a robber who had shot him has been discharged from Milpark hospital. From Wordnik.com. [News24 Top Stories] Reference
Nicholson, the U.S. general, said the Canadians have fought "heroically" but simply don't have enough forces to secure all of Kandahar. From Wordnik.com. [Kentucky.com: Homepage] Reference
Barack Obama today praised the people of Northern Ireland for responding 'heroically' to recent murders at home as he met the province's political leaders. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
"heroically" served his conglomerate warcriminal nation. From Wordnik.com. [RockyMountainNews.com] Reference
They conducted themselves heroically; and those of the 2nd Battalion East. From Wordnik.com. [South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899] Reference
"It will not be our fault if it does not," replied her husband, heroically. From Wordnik.com. [Monte-Cristo's Daughter] Reference
Katie offered to help, but Marty heroically refused, and earned her money fairly. From Wordnik.com. [A Missionary Twig] Reference
Every member of the crew is killed, except Roger, who heroically brings the vessel back to home base. From Wordnik.com. [Get Out of Our Skies!] Reference
There awestruck eyes followed his movement as he landed on the canvas and lifted his head up heroically. From Wordnik.com. [The Impossible Man - Ep.6: Step into the Squared Circle] Reference
She heroically suppresses her anger, even in her thoughts, while her friends and husband nurse her and cry. From Wordnik.com. [Suddenly by Bonnie Burnard] Reference
Colonel insists his real son died heroically in battle, but Stubbs accuses him of having "invented my death.". From Wordnik.com. [Sam Shepard Tosses A Grenade] Reference
The American narrative is one in which the United States and Britain heroically defeat the forces of fascism. From Wordnik.com. [The Rise of the Rest] Reference
A girl accidentally kills seven fairies -- and then heroically (and humorously) travels to correct her mistake. From Wordnik.com. [FAMILY: WAITING FOR HARRY] Reference
The Army has worked heroically with the makers to upgrade the short range and limited capability of the Warlock. From Wordnik.com. [Iraq's Real WMD] Reference
Trapped for a month in the San Jose mine, Chile, shift leader Luis Urzua has worked heroically to protect his men. From Wordnik.com. [Luis Urzua, the foreman keeping hope alive for Chile's trapped miners] Reference
"There have been several liberal priests who have acted heroically in taking a stand against the cardinal," he says. From Wordnik.com. [A Cardinal Offense] Reference
On Sept. 11, 2001, thousands of first responders heroically rushed to the scene and saved tens of thousands of lives. From Wordnik.com. [Clarence B. Jones: A Call to Conscience] Reference
He found a farmer named Levi Pearson, who was neither learned nor very eloquent, but did prove to be heroically stubborn. From Wordnik.com. [The Legacy Of Summerton] Reference
On September 11, 2001, thousands of first responders heroically rushed to the scene and saved tens of thousands of lives. From Wordnik.com. [Michael R. Bloomberg: Defending Religious Tolerance: Remarks on the Mosque Near Ground Zero] Reference
The surgeons who were at the front with the firing-line worked heroically, but were burdened beyond their physical powers. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Gatling Gun Detachment] Reference
He's Dan Lawn (Heard), an environmental watchdog for the state of Alaska who battles heroically against the forces of inaction. From Wordnik.com. [Anatomy Of A Catastrophe] Reference
Normally two miracles are required in support of the heroically virtuous -- one for beatification and one more for canonization. From Wordnik.com. [Making Saints] Reference
"It's just a headache," hastily explained Tobias, beginning to scowl at the family chatterbox, and then heroically smiling instead. From Wordnik.com. [Heart of Gold] Reference
For those who love her, it comes as no surprise that a group of alumni and former board members worked heroically to save Antioch College. From Wordnik.com. [Me, Reading: My Years at the Antioch Review] Reference
All this did not please me; but Desgenais had undertaken the task of curing me of my love, and was prepared to treat my disease heroically. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Both of them worked heroically, both seemed deeply touched by the suffering they were compelled to witness, and both contracted the climatic fever. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Gatling Gun Detachment] Reference
This advance met the head of Lee's column near Farmville, which it heroically attacked and detained until General Read was killed and his small force overpowered. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference
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