spitfire

Example Sentences

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He’s also a widower who lost his wife not to some boring disease but in a way that only a real spitfire would go, by flipping her ATV.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

It is understood he issued a Mayday call soon after take off and the spitfire was seen turning just before it plunged toward the ground.

From BBC • May 31, 2024

A Taiwanese American human rights lawyer by day, Chung imbues her debut novel — based in part on memories shared by her grandmother — with spitfire flair and real-life specificity.

From New York Times • May 30, 2024

“She was a spitfire of a comic,” Fisher said by phone, “and she was glorious as a banjo player.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2024

“Well! However, I am afraid I asked for it You were always a bit of a spitfire... Queen Jenny.”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White