fire-eater

Example Sentences

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Her partner, fire-eater Antonio Candella, has also found lockdown hard.

From BBC • Jul. 23, 2020

Despite his militant posture in recent years, Davis had not been a genuine fire-eater but a “national Democrat” who had hoped to defend southern rights within the Union through control of the Democratic Party.

From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018

Mr. Kahl’s first wife was the fire-eater in the sideshow; his second runs a gift shop in Coney Island.

From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2013

Minott was a teenage fire-eater and acrobat who would entertain guests when the band played.

From The Guardian • Jul. 24, 2010

I’m only a juggler, just a harmless fire-eater.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke