: a recklessly bold person
Examples of daredevil in a Sentence
Adjective
his daredevil stunts are sure to end in disaster someday
a daredevil driver who thinks that drag racing on city streets is a harmless game
Noun
He has always been a bit of a daredevil.
that little daredevil has broken an arm and an ankle this year alone
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Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Thousands of onlookers cheered wildly as daredevil pilot Bessie Coleman arced her Curtiss Jenny biplane into a spiral above a Houston field.
—Victor Luckerson, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
Michele Cardon, Oc Register, 22 May 2025
Watching Secret Mall Apartment, I was reminded at times of James Marsh’s Man on Wire (2008), about Philippe Petit’s 1974 daredevil tightrope walk between the towers of the World Trade Center.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Then there was the subplot of a daredevil robot named Saymo who broke up with his girlfriend in front of a crowd on a studio lot, then tried to roll off a ramp and fly over a car.
—Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Thousands of onlookers cheered wildly as daredevil pilot Bessie Coleman arced her Curtiss Jenny biplane into a spiral above a Houston field.
—Victor Luckerson, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
Noun
The two-hour performance features artists, aerialists, acrobats, comedians and daredevils.
—Michele Cardon, Oc Register, 22 May 2025
Watching Secret Mall Apartment, I was reminded at times of James Marsh’s Man on Wire (2008), about Philippe Petit’s 1974 daredevil tightrope walk between the towers of the World Trade Center.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Daredevil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daredevil. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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