Citations:superhero

English citations of superhero

to perform impressive (but realistic) feats, reminiscent of a superhero

• 2013, D. W. Wilson, The Mathematics of Friedrich Gauss: Family Snapshots, Bloomsbury Publishing (→ISBN), page 128:

  His dad superheroed three of the four bags and Winch scurried behind with his own. They hucked the packs in a corner except one, which his dad handed over to Sampson with a nod.

• 2017, Jill Shalvis, Holiday Wishes: A Heartbreaker Bay Christmas Novella, HarperCollins (→ISBN)

  ... “I didn't pick this place, your woman did.” “True story,” Pru said. “The B&B's closed to the public this entire weekend. Sean booked the whole place for our bachelor/bachelorette party weekend extravaganza.” “I superheroed this thing,” Sean [said].

to act as (be) a superhero

• 2012, Mark D. White, The Avengers and Philosophy: Earth's Mightiest Thinkers, John Wiley & Sons (→ISBN), page 104:

  In her frustration, she runs away and discovers she has superstrength and can fly, but she is still thoroughly unsatisfied. Describing her early superheroing, Jessica says ...

• (Can we date this quote?), H. Preston Reed, Not Your Average Superhero:

  Apparently superheroing was all about onomatopoeia. But the ringing did go down, at least a little. He was able to finally relax a little, especially when Sibyl handed the Key back to him.

• 2017, Kelly Jensen, Here We Are: Feminism for the Real World, Algonquin Books (→ISBN), page 211:

  You'll need, at the very least, a reliable communications system and GPS for effective superheroing. Do you have a friend who once got grounded for dismantling the toaster oven? That's your gadget guru.

• 2018, Sarah Kuhn, Heroine's Journey, Penguin (→ISBN):

  We must endeavor to always support each other in order to accomplish the maximum amount of superheroing possible.”

to outfit (a world, a family, etc) with superheroes (or superpowers)

• 2005, Charlene R. McCord, Judy H. Tucker, A Dixie Christmas: Holiday Stories from the South's Best Writers

  We'd scoop them up and carry them abreast to the living room where, snug up under the blinking tree, we'd spread out and fall into our respective superheroed worlds. Our cousins would man the record player, spinning whatever was new ...

• 2009, Angela Ndalianis, The Contemporary Comic Book Superhero, Routledge (→ISBN)

  An early scene of The Incredibles finds the superheroed family gathered around the dinner-table. Helen Parr, aka the former Elastigirl (Figure 6.1), tries to feed the baby while mediating the bickering between the two older kids, Dash and Violet.