How to Use daredevil in a Sentence
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Ogden traced his daredevil ways, in part, back to Newell.
—Bill Donahue, Outside, 14 Feb. 2026
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The couple, who got engaged in the middle of the stunt Wednesday, have talked about doing the daredevil stunts as an art form.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 1 July 2026
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Salazar gets some cool scenes that show the character’s prowess as a daredevil driver, a kickass fighter and an ace shooter.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
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Most action thrillers would save that kind of daredevil money shot for the release, praying that nobody leaked the footage and diminished the awe factor.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2023
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With the region offering four seasons of thrills— from hut-to-hut hikes and epic powder days to daredevil road trips—there’s really no bad time to visit.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 18 Nov. 2025
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Keanu Reeves is back as Canadian daredevil toy Duke Caboom.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2026
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Form is hindmost in Lynda Benglis’s impetuous, daredevil art.
—Holland Carter, Roberta Smith and Ken Johnson, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2016
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More recently, the daredevil actor has focused on warm-up stretches, muscling his eight-film franchise to its explosive finale.
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
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Of course, memories of this viewing come to mind whenever a new video surfaces of a daredevil ski mountaineer descending a massive peak.
—Outside, 25 Sep. 2025
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Priest’s brute strength and Bunny’s daredevil abilities highlighted the clash of styles and had wrestling aficionados buzzing.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 7 May 2023
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Mira was an amiable baby, a daredevil toddler, and, once Dylan arrived, a menace.
—Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
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Free climbing has been around for many years, but social media has brought the daredevil sport to global audiences and fueled a surge in popularity.
—Ahmed Shawkat, CBS News, 15 June 2026
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Now, the Historic Longboard Revival Series draws those with a daredevil spirit from all around.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2020
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With the element of fire as an intensifier, the Fire Horse is the daredevil and thrill-seeker of the lunar cycle.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
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Since then, Morgan has adopted more of a daredevil persona and remains one of the most popular stars in all of WWE.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2023
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This historical novel tells the unforgettable story of a daredevil female aviator determined to chart her own course in life at any cost.
—courant.com, 23 Mar. 2022
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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
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As guests entered the grand ballroom following a reception, a duo of aerialists performed daredevil moves on swaths of fabric suspended from the ceiling.
—Candace Jordan, chicagotribune.com, 2 May 2018
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These are some of the many daredevil moves in parkour, a unique art of movement that combines acrobatics with running, jumping and climbing and is often practiced in urban settings.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2026
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Levis is certainly that, his daredevil playing style and comfort operating outside of structure drawing a sharp contrast to Cousins.
—Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2023
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Since then, Bilal has pursued other daredevil experiments that push political satire to grim extremes.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
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Soon enough, the hazardous conditions overwhelm the area and Kevin has to get creative with maps and his driving skills, plus embrace a daredevil spirit, for even a chance of making it out alive with his young charges.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
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No single piece of graffiti art was more important than Quiñones’ daredevil project on a New York City subway in 1976.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2023
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Children can participate in fishing, particularly on the lake, and daredevil kiddos over eight can try their hand at driving cars at nearby Thruxton Circuit.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Mar. 2026
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At this time, Moore says, aviation was considered a daredevil sport, and successful pilots, especially in France, became celebrities.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 26 May 2026
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Such sad cases sometimes appear accidental and sometimes appear to involve risky daredevil behavior -- but almost always involve alcohol.
—Lawrence Specker, AL.com, 1 Mar. 2018
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Clark cycles through the five stages of grief throughout her performance, snapping at a nurse over the treatment of her son one moment, and then breaking everyone’s hearts by wistfully telling stories of James’ daredevil antics the next.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
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Some daredevil travelers have taken it as a challenge to experience these skyrocketing temperatures firsthand, despite how dangerous and ill-advised that may be.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 18 July 2023
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The daredevil couple, who scaled the building dressed in dark outfits and masks, were each charged with first-degree reckless endangerment, second-degree criminal mischief and an additional charge related to the incident.
—Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 4 July 2026
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Not all of these daredevil directorial moves are eloquent, and the Ahmanson’s large proscenium stage objectifies the production in a way that distances the audience and subjects the shows to a more detached type of scrutiny.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2022
- He has always been a bit of a daredevil.
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Grossu was a bit of a daredevil.
—Charlotte Observer, 23 Dec. 2025
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Now, are there any daredevils out there cool enough to try this look at home?
—Kaleigh Fasanella, Allure, 25 May 2019
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The first of two daredevil moguls is set for a trip to the final frontier.
—CNN, 11 July 2021
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The young aerial daredevil gained a bird’s-eye view on the need for safety.
—Kerry J. Byrne Fox News, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2024
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Sladek has traveled around the world doing daredevil acts.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2025
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But in life, he was known by friends as a daredevil in both the education field and at home.
—Jordyn Brown, The Seattle Times, 12 Apr. 2019
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Chudleigh achieved this thanks to her lovely looks, enormous charm and daredevil spirit.
—Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2022
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Coe was not the only daredevil to fall to his death in New York City.
—Kathleen Joyce, Fox News, 7 July 2018
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To enter a fugu restaurant is cast as a daredevil feat akin to skydiving, with each bite a roll of the dice.
—New York Times, 4 Dec. 2020
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The falls have always attracted daredevils hoping to add their name to the list of survivors who made it over.
—Reuters, The Mercury News, 10 July 2019
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That daredevil attitude applies to life—and to love, notes Page.
—Naydeline Mejia, Women's Health, 4 May 2023
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And the spirit of Evel Pie is just to be always be a daredevil with your taste buds.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 31 July 2019
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Well, a magical swimming hole that has been attracting daredevils from all over the state for years.
—Rebecca Hennes, Houston Chronicle, 13 Feb. 2020
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Others suggest daredevil kids aren't so much brave as unaware of the danger that surrounds them.
—Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2021
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Watch our Sportskind video above to see 10 fearless kids who put adults to shame with their daredevil stunts.
—Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2021
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The film is all Liu's, her grace through daredevil stunts and the tale of a woman coming into her own is the whole point.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 5 Sep. 2020
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Still a daredevil at 70, Corey’s dad was body surfing when a rogue wave slammed his skull into the sand.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2022
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Skrein, as Best, gets to be a daredevil pilot who is admired by everyone.
—Mark Kennedy, Detroit Free Press, 7 Nov. 2019
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Tens of thousands of years ago in prehistoric Eurasia, some daredevil made friends with a gray wolf.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 31 July 2023
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Anything can happen in an event where boarders fly high and do daredevil tricks on slick ice, but Kim is a favorite.
—Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2022
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When Yeager left Hamlin, he was already known as a daredevil.
—NBC News, 8 Dec. 2020
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Place new houses in locations where there are clear flight lanes and open space, because the little daredevils like to dive bomb their way in and out.
—Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 27 Feb. 2020
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The daredevil was located by police, advised of the caller’s concerns and agreed to walk home.
—Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 18 Sep. 2020
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This penchant for daredevil dressing has long given Kidman an edge in the high fashion space, too.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 24 Aug. 2022
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Recently, Cruise decided to tap this daredevil streak to thank his fans by parachuting from a plane.
—Byalena Botros, Fortune, 20 Dec. 2022
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Over the years, these scream machines have gotten taller, faster, and scarier, designed to thrill even the most extreme daredevils from around the world.
—Vanessa Wilkins, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2023
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In second place was Aaron Wheelz, the wheelchair daredevil who was born with spina bifida.
—Karen Mizoguchi, PEOPLE.com, 14 Mar. 2022
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Woods seemed more a finesse player than a technical daredevil, with playing on the A string that was warm and plangent.
—Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2019
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With triple the loops — a Hot Wheels first — kids can build all different kinds of stunts, from gravity drops to daredevil jumps.
—Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 1 Sep. 2022
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