How to Use Hercules in a Sentence

Hercules

noun
  • Mohsen looked like Hercules and fought like him en route to the easy victory.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes, 2024-10-19
  • Legend has it this town on the Coast of the Gods was founded by Hercules.
    — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 2024-06-11
  • But policing thousands of people in a small space would seem to be a labor Hercules would turn his back on.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2024-03-02
  • Richard, Hercules and Willam Tindal; and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.
    — J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 2024-05-10
  • Turning off the ignition will require the strength of Hercules.
    — Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 2024-06-20
  • The suspect, a 31-year-old Hercules man, was spotted by police driving away from the scene.
    — Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 2024-09-04
  • In 2022, fragments of a statue of Hercules were unearthed at the site.
    — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 2024-04-03
  • The vessel will be easy to spot in Monaco’s Port Hercules, thanks to its powder-blue, orange, and white hull.
    — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 2024-09-18
  • The new Disney Destiny ship will be getting a Hercules stage musical on board.
    — Natasha Chen, CNN, 2024-08-11
  • But then, just as Hercules crossed over a ridge, a curious sight floated across the screen: small, almost iridescent bulbs clinging to the seamount wall.
    — Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 2023-08-30
  • The video the Super Hercules soar towards the smoke and drop fire retardant on the Palisades Fire.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 2025-01-13
  • The complex is dominated by the Temple of Hercules and other cult buildings.
    — Bradford Betz, Fox News, 2024-06-07
  • Some varieties of dill, like 'Fernleaf' and 'Hercules,' are bred to grow lots of foliage and be slow to bolt, so pruning is less important with them.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 2025-07-09
  • Also next year, Hercules the musical is hitting London’s West End.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 2024-08-10
  • When Alcmene gave birth (by Zeus) to Hercules, Hera sent two snakes to kill him in his cradle, though the infant strangled them with his bare hands.
    — Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 2025-01-20
  • In his June memo, Cirne wrote that the company is preparing to launch a new product this summer, codenamed Hercules.
    — oregonlive, 2020-07-03
  • All those big department stores back in the day had smaller brands like Hercules and JCPenney had Big Mac.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Hercules' nose is just the tip of the iceberg for the Arkansas Air and Military Museum.
    — Arkansas Online, 24 Aug. 2025
  • For the Hercules study, Prenuvo will subsidize the cost for 10% to 50% of participants.
    — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 2025-06-18
  • The quake’s epicenter was in the Bayview neighborhood about 1 mile northwest of Pinole and 1 mile west of Hercules, officials said.
    — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 2025-06-09
  • What made Xena instantly stand out from Hercules was the darker, more intense storylines that allowed for a more complex cast of characters.
    — Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Two such remaining towers still exist around the Hercules Wilderness Area, 15 minutes away, which has 32 miles of hiking trails.
    — Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 2025-02-18
  • One nagging problem that the Globemaster shares with the Lockheed C-130 Hercules is its rear section, which is marked by an upswept rear when the cargo door is raised.
    — David Szondy, New Atlas, 2025-02-02
  • Unfortunately, Chiron was accidentally killed by the great hero Hercules, whose constellation is also part of the summer sky.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 17 Aug. 2025
  • The Coast Guard released a photo of the Zhong Shan Da Xue Ji Di as taken from the C-130J Hercules.
    — Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Figures on an ancient Greek vase, for instance, might come to life to tell the story of Hercules, while a clip narrated in British Sign Language explores nonverbal communication in Chinese sculpture.
    — Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The ship is themed to heroes and villains, features an all-new stage production of Hercules, and has Disney’s first Marvel characters with Black Panther and Spider-Man as its Grand Hall statue and stern character, respectively.
    — Megan Dubois, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • In addition to Egan, the Hercules cast included Danny DeVito, James Woods, Tate Donovan, Roger Bart, Jim Cummings and Keith David.
    — Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The crew flew a giant C-130J Hercules aircraft from Christchurch, New Zealand, to McMurdo – roughly the distance from New York to Los Angeles – and landed on the station’s ice runway in total darkness.
    — George Petras, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2025
  • The rescuers faced a daunting task, dealing with extreme cold, rapidly changing weather conditions and having to land a C-130J Hercules rescue plane, which weighs about 160,000 pounds, on the ice and in the dark, according to the RNZAF.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2025

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