derring-do

Example Sentences

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Good on James Mangold for tracking a bit of mud on Bob Dylan’s legacy, the kind of irreverent derring-do the movie’s own Johnny Cash celebrates.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2025

China hasn’t achieved this technological ascendancy through sheer grit and derring-do.

From Slate • May 28, 2024

If you like your fantasy novels packed with comedy, action and old-fashioned derring-do, “Promise” is the book for you.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2024

It was also a dream job for a young man brought up on Soviet TV shows such as The Sword and the Shield, which recounted the derring-do of an undercover Russian spy in Nazi Germany.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2024

It seems the boy is always running afoul of a pack of shamblers in the midst of his Missouri adventures, and the boy’s derring-do reminds me of my own exploits.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland