Ballot Snatching Teachers are said to be modern-day heroes during the election season.

High-priced defense lawyers are replaced with modestly rewarded public prosecutors, described in one press release as "ambitious but compassionate modern-day heroes who care more about people than making big bucks."

She was a modern-day hero.

For me there are no modern-day heroes in the retailing world.

Mellman said that Johnson should be "not only commended but held as a modern-day hero" for speaking publicly about his condition.

He was a modern-day hero to us.

Furthermore, many deserve to be the role models we crave, and some do qualify as modern-day heroes.

Truly, a modern-day hero.

The foundation for this has been laid, after much toil and bloodshed, by valiant American soldiers, who return to us now modern-day heroes.

"It's a compelling story, not just of the Silk Road but also the work of these modern-day heroes," Mr. Garcia said.