adventurer

Example Sentences

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An adventurer until the end, Whittaker died Tuesday at his home in Port Townsend, Wash., his son Leif confirmed to the New York Times.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Hollywood actor Will Smith travelled across Antarctica with former Wales rugby star turned global adventurer Richard Parks as his guide, in a new series which sees him visit all seven continents.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

I once asked James Cameron, the director and adventurer, why we should travel to Mars and such places.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025

The scheme was thought up by adventurer and financier William Paterson.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

But when the eighth came round, a certain Phoinikian adventurer came too, a plausible rat, who had already done plenty of devilry in the world.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer