[ noun ] ostentatious or vainglorious or extravagant or melodramatic conduct <noun.act> heroics are for those epic films they make in Hollywood
There he fell in love with Alice Hunsaker, daughter of a distinguished Bostonian aeronautical engineer, and married her. Gentle humour, not heroics, is what distinguishes Tom Bird.
While some special military operations involve "Rambo"-type heroics, the mission of counterinsurgency units can extend to medical aid and help in civic affairs.
"This is no time for heroics," says Hugh Johnson, chief investment officer at First Albany Corp.
That is a choice NASA has tried to avoid since the moon landings because it fears its budget and its public support will shrivel without astronaut heroics.
Beacon has attempted to parlay Mr. Wang's October heroics into new business in a series of brochures claiming that his five-year results handily outdid the S&P.