In "Valor," for example, a man acts heroically when a school bus crashes, then goes home to his wife, who has decided to leave.

"He's just an ordinary guy who tries to act heroically," he says.

Many people acted heroically on that awful Tuesday, he among them.

I'm one of those people who imagine themselves acting heroically at disasters.

Toivo eventually turns against the gang and acts heroically.

At the same time, when officers act heroically, or are being unjustly accused, he asked that the task force set the record straight.

Or has she acted heroically by stepping beyond the boundaries of her middle-class life?

You are expected to act heroically and effectively.

The lawyer acts heroically throughout the story.

A young black police officer acts heroically in the line of duty and is complimented by a white colleague.