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

A planned fly past by the RAF's Battle of Britain Memorial Flight will no longer take place following death of a pilot in a spitfire crash last month.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 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

“Well! However, I am afraid I asked for it You were always a bit of a spitfire... Queen Jenny.”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White