Houdini

Example Sentences

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Whatever the reason for the escape from Monday’s depths, Harry Houdini has nothing on the Nasdaq Composite.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

"They were like magicians. They were like Houdini and Copperfield and Blaine all rolled into one," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

Caleb Williams is Houdini, so even when the Packers get to him it won’t be easy to get him on the ground.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

“But he has the same Houdini qualities of getting out of trouble.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2025

There were Paderewski, Houdini, Tesla, Edison, Joplin, Darrow, a Princeton professor named Woodrow Wilson, and a sweet old lady in black summer silk flowered with forget-me-not-blue named Susan B. Anthony.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson