barnstormer

Example Sentences

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A commanding presence, Skybell isn’t a barnstormer but an Obie-winning actor who illuminates the humanity of whatever role he happens to be playing.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2025

After that barnstormer, Dalton Smith takes on Jose Zepeda in the main event in South Yorkshire.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2024

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

"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

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

From Fantômas by Metcalfe, Cranstoun