barnstormer

Example Sentences

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I just came in like a young, arrogant barnstormer: “OK, I’m playing all the piano now.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2024

When Obama misidentified the city he was in, the flub was attributed to a long day by a nation-trotting barnstormer, Jamieson said.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2022

And, after a quarter of a year as a mid-ranking chart hit, Tiesto & Ava Max's pop barnstormer The Motto gets its highest placing so far at 17.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2022

"Craig’s final film as the diva of British intelligence is an epic barnstormer ... delivering pathos, action, drama, camp comedy ... heartbreak, macabre horror, and outrageously silly old-fashioned action," The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw wrote.

From Reuters • Sep. 29, 2021

It was an achievement worthy of the most accomplished barnstormer.

From A Pirate of Parts by Neville, Richard