fire-eating
Example Sentences
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The publication was founded in 1955 by the legendary gadfly William F. Buckley Jr. as a salon for the various right-leaning fraternities in American life: fire-eating libertarians, orthodox Catholics, conspiratorial anti-communists.
From Slate • Apr. 25, 2025
Polishing off one of McIntosh’s half-smokes isn’t an exercise in fire-eating, as with some interpretations of D.C.’s defining link.
From Washington Post • Mar. 18, 2015
A couple days ago I found myself sitting in a digital cave with an enormous fire-eating hell-demon.
From Scientific American • Jan. 9, 2014
An eye-wateringly impressive performance by the Abladei dance troupe – fire-eating and casual contortionism feature heavily – is followed by a no-nonsense revolving door of artists.
From The Guardian • Jul. 17, 2012
He’s seen billboards with fire-eating clowns and a pretty woman in a feathered headdress.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
