daredevil

Example Sentences

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This Shakespearean traveling show, now at the Montalbán Theatre in Hollywood through Saturday, is a daredevil feat of memory, theatrical bravado and cardio fitness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

Hundreds of spectators gathered at the base of the 101-storey tower to watch Alex Honnold, 40, embark on his daredevil feat, which was also broadcast live on Netflix.

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

In chaotic situations, he says, the brain of the average daredevil doesn’t produce much cortisol, a chemical involved in the fight or flight response.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Unless you’re a daredevil who loves to incur risk, most of the time you should bet against beta.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 23, 2025

Maybe 8-year-old me was a daredevil; 12-year-old me definitely is not.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty