heroics are for those epic films they make in Hollywood. 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.
Miguel Tejada, despite his heroics, is at just .087. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - By any measure, Bonds on top] Reference
For people who aren't sick of Battle Without Honor or Humanity the full CD of guitar heroics from the Japanese master. From Wordnik.com. [AvaxHome RSS:] Reference
I saw through you at once; all your heroics were a fraud. From Wordnik.com. [Merely Mary Ann] Reference
They recall the heroics of the Ukrainians with one important difference. From Wordnik.com. [The Mexican People: Heroes of Democracy] Reference
Short term heroics are no substitute for dispassionate deregulation ... ". From Wordnik.com. [The Austrian Economists] Reference
VOICE OVER: Hancock ` s latest batch of so-called heroics take a hefty financial toll. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 9, 2008] Reference
This will ensure that the people who run the heroics are the ones who really need to run them. From Wordnik.com. [MyBookFace :: Blogs] Reference
A 10-minute misconduct and watched Kamensky's heroics from the runway next to the Rangers 'bench. From Wordnik.com. [National Hockey League - Rangers vs. Flames] Reference
If you chain random heroics for about six hours, you should be able to get in 18 heroics, which is. From Wordnik.com. [WoW.com] Reference
"The only things more impressive than her heroics are her magnanimous spirit and ability to bring people together.". From Wordnik.com. [Swimming to Antarctica by Lynne Cox: Book summary] Reference
ER (NBC, 10pm): "Dr. Greene (Anthony Edwards) returns in flashback as Banfield recalls his heroics in caring for her son years earlier.". From Wordnik.com. [TV Envy] Reference
So statistical heroism or accumulation of 'heroics' is all we got. From Wordnik.com. [Statistical Heroism] Reference
Why is a reversion to actual "heroics" necessary in the first place?. From Wordnik.com. [Editorial Diatribe from the Catacombs: "The Heroic Age!"] Reference
The Pistons have come to expect those kind of heroics from Hamilton as he has emerged as their top scorer. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Hamilton's heroics keep Pistons alive] Reference
"He's happy to talk to the press about his 'heroics' but with real soldiers, he clams up in case he is rumbled.". From Wordnik.com. [Phony Veterans and POW's - Article Index] Reference
It's unlikely to be pretty picture for those who have yet to comprehend the illusory nature of Giuliani's "heroics" during 911. From Wordnik.com. [Everybody Loves Rudy! But to Some, the Question is Why?] Reference
And Friday night, he provided the kind of heroics of the type screenwriters routinely try to pass off as realism. From Wordnik.com. [Home - BostonHerald.com] Reference
But the truth was uncovered when an eagle-eyed neighbour recognised his face from his previous 'heroics' and contacted the fire service. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
Shanahan confirmed Haynesworth's heroics on Sunday. From Wordnik.com. [Haynesworth & Shanahan: Redskins' budding buddy comedy] Reference
Guitar heroics interlude: Marnie Stern's "For Ash". From Wordnik.com. [Wonkbook: Warren as temp; China bill; Why your lightbulb is not made in America] Reference
In fact, many of Hatfill's heroics appear to have been exaggerated. From Wordnik.com. [The Hunt For The Anthrax Killer] Reference
Late-game heroics give the Tampa Bay club an extra-innings victory. From Wordnik.com. [Venezuelan Youth Dream of Baseball Careers in US Leagues] Reference
In Game 7 it was Selvy, not Baylor or West, who provided the late heroics. From Wordnik.com. [NBA Alchemy: Green + Purple = Gold] Reference
An ordinary rush hour in an ordinary town suddenly experienced a moment of real heroics. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Morris: Heroes Among Us Every Day] Reference
Ironically, Swoopes is now far more famous for her sexuality than for her on-court heroics. From Wordnik.com. [Newsmakers] Reference
Colorado's Crested Butte ski resort wants weekenders to marvel at the snowy heroics of the U.S. From Wordnik.com. [Outer Limits] Reference
And while it didn't involve any such heroics, London correspondent Carla Power scored her own coup. From Wordnik.com. [The Editor's Desk] Reference
The art of this period is non-heroic; indeed, there are no signs of heroics, conquests or captives. From Wordnik.com. [Dr. Jean Houston: Moving Beyond the Pathology of History: Why We Need a Shift in Human Consciousness] Reference
In return for the risks and heroics, we shouldn't reap anything so prosaic as perfect protein crystals. From Wordnik.com. [The Ultimate Thrill Ride] Reference
Both men take a shine to Lexie, but she's got her own agenda: to expose Carter's battlefield heroics as a sham. From Wordnik.com. [Fumble, by George] Reference
Even Michael Jordan's championship heroics couldn't completely remove the tarnish of last year's Latrell Sprewell incident. From Wordnik.com. [Foul Trouble Visits The Land Of Jordan] Reference
Next month at the New York Fire Department's Medal Day ceremony, 40 medals will be awarded for valor, rescue and other everyday heroics. From Wordnik.com. [All Fired Up] Reference
For all the individual heroics, D-Day is ultimately the story of how Roosevelt's "arsenal of democracy" simply overwhelmed all opposition. From Wordnik.com. [Why The Allies Won] Reference
"Here was a story I hadn't heard or seen anywhere else," Pat says, "a story that got beyond battlefield heroics to the human cost of war.". From Wordnik.com. [The Editor's Desk] Reference
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