stormy petrel
Example Sentences
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But Leon Smith, the captain, was determined to have him here, his stormy petrel capable of all sorts of heroics in the past, a good luck charm now, and a loud one.
From The Guardian • Nov. 29, 2015
The stormy petrel of the U.S. foreign service got a new job last week.
From Time Magazine Archive
Pierre Boulez used to be the stormy petrel of contemporary music.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was argued that H. L. Mencken, stormy petrel of American criticism, has written a learned book on the subject.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Do you know, old fellow, that that stormy petrel of the Revolution, Cluseret of the Commune, is said to be in Madrid?"
From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) by O'Shea, John Augustus
