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

He characterized Stephanie Menard, whom he played bingo with, as a spitfire.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2024

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

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