How to Use Hercules in a Sentence

Hercules

noun
  • Legend has it this town on the Coast of the Gods was founded by Hercules.
    — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2024
  • Richard, Hercules and Willam Tindal; and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.
    — J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2024
  • Mohsen looked like Hercules and fought like him en route to the easy victory.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
  • In 2022, fragments of a statue of Hercules were unearthed at the site.
    — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
  • The video the Super Hercules soar towards the smoke and drop fire retardant on the Palisades Fire.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
  • The Hercules was found Wednesday, and teams have been working since then to get the vehicle out.
    — Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2025
  • One claims that the area’s name originates from the love story between the demigod Hercules and a nymph named Amalfi.
    — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2025
  • The suspect, a 31-year-old Hercules man, was spotted by police driving away from the scene.
    — Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2024
  • The vessel will be easy to spot in Monaco’s Port Hercules, thanks to its powder-blue, orange, and white hull.
    — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2024
  • But policing thousands of people in a small space would seem to be a labor Hercules would turn his back on.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Turning off the ignition will require the strength of Hercules.
    — Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
  • And up above a subterranean pool stands a statue of Hercules, bow drawn for battle.
    — Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 July 2024
  • Cannon went as Hercules and Scott dressed as the red-haired Megara, while their daughter Halo went as an angel.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Another sideshow with fireworks and cars spinning donuts took place near Hercules, on Franklin Canyon Road near the golf course.
    — Judith Prieve, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
  • When Alcmene gave birth (by Zeus) to Hercules, Hera sent two snakes to kill him in his cradle, though the infant strangled them with his bare hands.
    — Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 20 Jan. 2025
  • One of the most impressive innovations Brady shared is the Hercules drive unit.
    — Bernard Marr, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
  • One of the most important towns on the Coast of the Gods, Tropea was supposedly founded by Hercules.
    — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The collies may be adorable, but Hercules and Ned play an important role in airport safety.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 13 June 2025
  • For the Hercules study, Prenuvo will subsidize the cost for 10% to 50% of participants.
    — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 18 June 2025
  • The quake’s epicenter was in the Bayview neighborhood about 1 mile northwest of Pinole and 1 mile west of Hercules, officials said.
    — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 9 June 2025
  • From the same zoo in Australia that gave us giant spiders Hercules and Colossus comes an arachnid that is ... even bigger.
    — Rachel Raposas, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The new Disney Destiny ship will be getting a Hercules stage musical on board.
    — Natasha Chen, CNN, 11 Aug. 2024
  • Fans of the duo can keep up with their adventures on Hercules' Instagram page, where Ned has recently made some cameos of his own.
    — Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
  • But then, just as Hercules crossed over a ridge, a curious sight floated across the screen: small, almost iridescent bulbs clinging to the seamount wall.
    — Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Bartolini thinks the perfumer who owned the Garden of Hercules might have used the flowers to experiment with new scents.
    — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2025
  • The arachnid, named Hercules, was handed over by a member of the public through the park's funnel-web antivenom program.
    — Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Since then, Kelly made a swift pivot post-win to swimwear, founding his company, Hercules New York.
    — Jordan Greene, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
  • In body and soul, the formidable strength of Hercules meets a dash of Jethro Bodine’s affable naivety.
    — Christopher Knight, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2024
  • The three posed together, with Alyssa dressed as Megara from Hercules while Halo was dressed as an angel in her first-ever costume.
    — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Take the familiar story of the Greek hero Heracles (also known as Hercules).
    — Discover Magazine, 18 Sep. 2024

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