: 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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Carrie Lukas, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
When Francis Ford Coppola finally went into production on Megalopolis, the project carried the weight of decades of anticipation and the air of a high-wire act undertaken by a beloved, daredevil octogenarian.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
The 56-year-old Austrian daredevil was made famous by his 2012 skydive from the edge of Earth’s atmosphere
Austrian skydiver and BASE jumper Felix Baumbartner, famous for his 2012 jump from earth’s stratosphere, was killed in a paramotoring accident on Thursday, July 17, on Italy’s Adriatic coast.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 17 July 2025
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Adjective
Rounded plastic equipment prevents potential scraps and presumably is meant to prevent daredevil kids from climbing on top of slide tunnels or jungle gym towers.
—Carrie Lukas, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
When Francis Ford Coppola finally went into production on Megalopolis, the project carried the weight of decades of anticipation and the air of a high-wire act undertaken by a beloved, daredevil octogenarian.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
The daredevil had done many things riskier, of course, including a BASE jump off of the Christ The Redeemer Statue in Brazil.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
The 56-year-old Austrian daredevil was made famous by his 2012 skydive from the edge of Earth’s atmosphere
Austrian skydiver and BASE jumper Felix Baumbartner, famous for his 2012 jump from earth’s stratosphere, was killed in a paramotoring accident on Thursday, July 17, on Italy’s Adriatic coast.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 17 July 2025
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“Daredevil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daredevil. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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