How to Use superhero in a Sentence

superhero

noun
Definition of superheronext
  • The people who do this dangerous work are real-life superheroes who deserve our gratitude.
  • The two starred in the superhero movie Green Lantern but didn't date at the time.
    — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 24 Feb. 2023
  • In the show, Sam paints his face to feel like a superhero.
    — Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 24 Feb. 2023
  • 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
  • So plan to start your year off right — with a bloody superhero show.
    — Vulture, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Routh, 44, has found more success in the superhero world.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2023
  • The star breaks barriers as the first Latina to play the superhero.
    — Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 8 June 2023
  • Phase Five will see the formation of a new superhero team, the Young Avengers.
    — Moises Mendez Ii, Time, 11 Nov. 2022
  • The year 2003 was a long time ago, and the opening Nightcrawler scene could still be the best action sequence of the superhero movie era.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 26 July 2024
  • But more than ever before, there are chinks in the armor of the superhero movie.
    — Jake Coyle, Fortune, 27 Dec. 2023
  • This is the first superhero movie starring a Latino actor in the lead role.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 17 Aug. 2023
  • In Sarah the Cyber Hero, the young girl must save her town from a malware virus – and earn her superhero cape.
    — Anna Funk, Discover Magazine, 19 Dec. 2022
  • As the curtains close on Black Adam’s theatrical run, the DC superhero movie is in the red.
    — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 7 Dec. 2022
  • No one likes to hear actors that play superheroes complain about the suit.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 24 May 2023
  • And, like the superhero, he is thronged by a grateful public.
    — Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Speaking of which, a superhero would be right at home cruising in her set of wheels.
    — Patricia Alfonso Tortolani, Allure, 1 Apr. 2024
  • One of his points was that Marvel and the studios have nothing to replace the superhero movie with.
    — John Bleasdale, Variety, 4 Aug. 2023
  • That is never truer than when the family film becomes the superhero movie right there in the cramped Reyes kitchen.
    — Wesley Morris, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024
  • May 4 is a special day for fans of superhero movies and culture.
    — Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024
  • The action heats up quickly as the superhero stops a would-be assassin at the White House.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 12 July 2024
  • In this superhero game, players can team up with Chakra and his friends to stop villains who want to take over the streets of Mumbai.
    — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 4 May 2023
  • The group embarked on House of Slay, a comic book that portrays the quintet as superheroes.
    — Véronique Hyland, ELLE, 12 May 2023
  • That brings the gross for the superhero sequel, intended to serve as a farewell to the galactic team, to $305.6 million.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 29 May 2023
  • There is no better place to watch a stupid superhero or action movie.
    — oregonlive, 29 June 2023
  • At a certain point, the same superhero origin stories get a bit tired.
    — TIME, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Majors’s Kang and Rudd’s Ant-Man are an odd pairing for a superhero movie clash.
    — David Betancourt, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2023
  • The Batman was the only U.S. superhero title to be released in China in the last three years.
    — Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Nov. 2022
  • This song nearly doubles as a game of superhero freeze dance.
    — Jessica Gentile, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Her look recreated a 1980s version of the superhero, as the rapper wore a long red wig and a metallic lavender bodysuit.
    — Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Hellboy just seems to be a superhero story that Hollywood can’t quite figure out.
    — Travis Bean, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024

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