How to Use superhero in a Sentence

superhero

noun
  • The people who do this dangerous work are real-life superheroes who deserve our gratitude.
  • That's a small price to pay to feel like a superhero.
    — Angela Moscaritolo, PC Magazine, 4 Mar. 2026
  • So plan to start your year off right — with a bloody superhero show.
    — Vulture, 3 Nov. 2023
  • There's time for the superhero stuff.
    — Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 27 Jan. 2026
  • There are so many gods, and every god is a superhero.
    — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 19 May 2026
  • Dart has proven to be a superhero both and off the field this season.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The young superhero can erase and change the story at any point.
    — Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
  • The wait is almost over for fans of the beloved superhero satire.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Some surgeries are too high-stakes for even superhero pose to help.
    — Charlie Mason, TVLine, 1 May 2025
  • Romeo's sign had a superhero on it for his first day of pre-kindergarten.
    — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2022
  • But the entire team of superheroes doesn’t quite make it to the end of the movie.
    — Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 5 May 2025
  • Banksy is a superhero for many many people.
    — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Want to dress up as your favorite superhero but tired of the same red-and-blue look?
    — Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 24 June 2022
  • More than any of my other superhero films.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 2 Jan. 2026
  • My dad is like a superhero figure.
    — Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
  • My dad is like a superhero figure.
    — Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
  • These are not superheroes or action stars.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • And then just did this superhero hop on top of the vending machine like a badass.
    — Katcy Stephan, Variety, 22 Mar. 2025
  • No one likes to hear actors that play superheroes complain about the suit.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 24 May 2023
  • My wife has been awesome, Jess has been a superhero through all of this.
    — Lydia Mee, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Speaking of which, a superhero would be right at home cruising in her set of wheels.
    — Patricia Alfonso Tortolani, Allure, 1 Apr. 2024
  • And, like the superhero, he is thronged by a grateful public.
    — Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
  • While the movies tend to be straight superhero action films, the shows have more episodes to play with genre and tone.
    — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 26 July 2023
  • Then, the blockbusters, and all those superheroes.
    — CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The two starred in the superhero movie Green Lantern but didn't date at the time.
    — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 24 Feb. 2023
  • That’s a rare thing to accomplish in superhero movies and shows.
    — Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
  • May 4 is a special day for fans of superhero movies and culture.
    — Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024
  • At its core, most superhero films, for me, are somewhat ridiculous.
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 6 June 2026
  • Those returns were deemed a hit at a time when the superhero genre has been showing signs of wear and tear.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 29 June 2026
  • But this was like [my] Bob’s superhero outfit.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025

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