Houdini
Example Sentences
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The Daily Star dubs the England captain "Harry Houdini" for performing "England's great escape".
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Whatever the reason for the escape from Monday’s depths, Harry Houdini has nothing on the Nasdaq Composite.
From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026
Chicago is having a magical season, and Caleb Williams is Houdini.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2025
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy made aviation comedies; Harry Houdini took to the skies in “The Grim Game.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 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
