For Mr. Guare, the arts are "the privilege of living in the city, the true heroine of New York."

In a way, she develops into the true heroine of the story.

Now there had been a true heroine of the People!

Most of the burden of caring for Kingsley fell upon Hilly, who complained little and in fact emerges as the true heroine of Leader's biography.

And the life she made, Ms. Cook insists, qualifies her as a true feminist heroine.

A true heroine, the elder Ms. Smiley undergoes a transformation, metamorphosing from a minimally functioning mental patient into a loving grandmother.

A vampire, like her older brothers Keith and Joachim, Hilda fancies herself to be a true super heroine.

To the Editor: I was deeply saddened by the tale of a true heroine.

She defended herself like a true heroine with a revolver, which she shot through the broken windows whenever a savage made his appearance.

Even so, Jennie remains a true heroine who is willing to love, knowing she will become a social outcast.