barnstormer

Example Sentences

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When Obama misidentified the city he was in, the flub was attributed to a long day by a nation-trotting barnstormer, Jamieson said.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2022

"We're going to treat you all to a hell of a barnstormer," Fury said as Whyte - who is an underdog with the bookmakers - nodded along.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2022

"Craig’s final film as the diva of British intelligence is an epic barnstormer ... delivering pathos, action, drama, camp comedy ... heartbreak, macabre horror, and outrageously silly old-fashioned action," The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw wrote.

From Reuters • Sep. 29, 2021

I stand in awe of Rylance's genius, but the play, written by his wife, Claire van Kampen, struck me as a candle-lighted diversion for the world's supplest barnstormer.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2018

Well, she is nothing more nor less than a barnstormer!

From Fantômas by Metcalfe, Cranstoun