stormy petrel
Example Sentences
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But Leon Smith, the captain, was determined to have him here, his stormy petrel capable of all sorts of heroics in the past, a good luck charm now, and a loud one.
From The Guardian • Nov. 29, 2015
Like Colonel Mitchell but in different manner and degree, Rear Admiral William Sowden Sims, retired, has been a stormy petrel.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was argued that H. L. Mencken, stormy petrel of American criticism, has written a learned book on the subject.
From Time Magazine Archive
Jim Carey had been a stormy petrel in the labor movement for years.
From Time Magazine Archive
The stormy petrel is very oily, like all sea birds.
From Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad by Dale, Daphne
