adventurous

Example Sentences

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In a third-quarter that made you rub your eyes in disbelief, Scotland were adventurous and attritional; lethal in scoring tries and savage in the collision areas.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

Yes, it was an adventurous life, a picturesque life, that makes for a good narrative.

From Slate • Mar. 2, 2026

In Tahlequah area: In “Where the Red Fern Grows,” an adventurous boy diligently saves money to buy two hunting dogs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

At one man's request, the agency devised a "Mission Impossible" production for an adventurous young woman: an iPad delivered in the morning launched a scavenger hunt across Paris by sidecar and by boat.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Pirithoüs was quite as adventurous as Theseus, but by no means as successful, so that he was perpetually in trouble.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton