spitfire

Example Sentences

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He’s also a widower who lost his wife not to some boring disease but in a way that only a real spitfire would go, by flipping her ATV.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

Sqn Ldr Long was flying the spitfire to take part in a display when the aircraft crashed at RAF Coningsby.

From BBC • May 31, 2024

A Taiwanese American human rights lawyer by day, Chung imbues her debut novel — based in part on memories shared by her grandmother — with spitfire flair and real-life specificity.

From New York Times • May 30, 2024

When Bruce Cassidy took the job coaching Vegas, he knew Marchessault could score goals and make plays but said, “You don’t see the little spitfire in him.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 13, 2023

I don’t think I’ve seen anyone as graceful as this eighty-something-year-old woman, her body straight, her cane at her side, a spitfire glare on her face.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed