How to Use daredevil in a Sentence

daredevil

noun
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  • He has always been a bit of a daredevil.
  • The daredevil in you could try to come out at this time.
    — Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2022
  • The first of two daredevil moguls is set for a trip to the final frontier.
    — CNN, 11 July 2021
  • Coe was not the only daredevil to fall to his death in New York City.
    — Kathleen Joyce, Fox News, 7 July 2018
  • Now, are there any daredevils out there cool enough to try this look at home?
    — Kaleigh Fasanella, Allure, 25 May 2019
  • The young aerial daredevil gained a bird’s-eye view on the need for safety.
    — Kerry J. Byrne Fox News, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The film is all Liu's, her grace through daredevil stunts and the tale of a woman coming into her own is the whole point.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 5 Sep. 2020
  • And the spirit of Evel Pie is just to be always be a daredevil with your taste buds.
    — Doha Madani, NBC News, 31 July 2019
  • But in life, he was known by friends as a daredevil in both the education field and at home.
    — Jordyn Brown, The Seattle Times, 12 Apr. 2019
  • Still a daredevil at 70, Corey’s dad was body surfing when a rogue wave slammed his skull into the sand.
    — Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2022
  • To enter a fugu restaurant is cast as a daredevil feat akin to skydiving, with each bite a roll of the dice.
    — New York Times, 4 Dec. 2020
  • Click through the photos above for a look at Soto and his daredevil crew's downtown shots...
    — Rebecca Hennes, Houston Chronicle, 18 Nov. 2019
  • Coast down on a long narrow sled at a daredevil speed of up to 40 miles per hour all the way onto frozen Hosmer Pond.
    — Allison Tibaldi, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2022
  • Watch our Sportskind video above to see 10 fearless kids who put adults to shame with their daredevil stunts.
    — Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2021
  • These daredevils thrive in the world’s most isolated, inhospitable places, such as the rocky ranges of the Andes and the Himalayas.
    — Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 6 Feb. 2024
  • At one point, the cat unleashes from a box two little daredevils, Thing One and Thing Two, who ask to shake the children’s hands.
    — The New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2020
  • The falls have always attracted daredevils hoping to add their name to the list of survivors who made it over.
    — Reuters, The Mercury News, 10 July 2019
  • Over the years, these scream machines have gotten taller, faster, and scarier, designed to thrill even the most extreme daredevils from around the world.
    — Vanessa Wilkins, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2023
  • To add to the mystery, the unknown daredevil was dressed in work attire, wearing a suit and dress shoes, and can be seen in the video talking on the phone from high above the New York streets.
    — Amethyst Tate, Peoplemag, 5 Oct. 2022
  • With triple the loops — a Hot Wheels first — kids can build all different kinds of stunts, from gravity drops to daredevil jumps.
    — Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 1 Sep. 2022
  • That daredevil attitude applies to life—and to love, notes Page.
    — Naydeline Mejia, Women's Health, 4 May 2023
  • Tens of thousands of years ago in prehistoric Eurasia, some daredevil made friends with a gray wolf.
    — Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 31 July 2023
  • While that alone is reason to be excited, two of the timepieces were gifted to the daredevil by his good friend, Paul Newman.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Chudleigh achieved this thanks to her lovely looks, enormous charm and daredevil spirit.
    — Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2022
  • By and large, AI driving systems aren’t going to be programmed to do the kinds of a daredevil and road rage acts that human drivers do.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2021
  • Place new houses in locations where there are clear flight lanes and open space, because the little daredevils like to dive bomb their way in and out.
    — Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 27 Feb. 2020
  • Anything can happen in an event where boarders fly high and do daredevil tricks on slick ice, but Kim is a favorite.
    — Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2022
  • In second place was Aaron Wheelz, the wheelchair daredevil who was born with spina bifida.
    — Karen Mizoguchi, PEOPLE.com, 14 Mar. 2022
  • Their antics were nerve-racking: there was much climbing of rocks, many daredevil jumps.
    — Emma Cline, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Ski daredevils can try their hand at Corbet’s Couloir, a narrow, high-speed run, but not before mustering up the courage with a waffle at the top of the tram.
    — Claire Stern, ELLE, 31 Mar. 2023

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