derringdo

It seemed now a stroke of luck which almost merited being termed an act of Providence that there should have come a call for exactly his variety of "derringdo" from the very quarter in which he could make it tell.

The Wild Olive Basil King 1893

Reading that story of Garret's mother puts me in mind of Roddy Doyle's jolly japes and sex under the stamp counter in his tales of the Post Office derringdo which is probably one of the worst bits of writing relating to that period - a sort Irish Blackadder except Roddy actually wasn't kidding.

Slugger O'Toole 2009

This diary has no interesting story to tell, no tales of derringdo.

Afloat vs. Afloat 2008

This diary has no interesting story to tell, no tales of derringdo.

A Different Stripe: 2008

Many Republicans despise North for inflated claims of derringdo and for lying to Congress about Iran-contra.

Rolling Thunder 2008

It was a little biography full of deeds of derringdo.

The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes Israel Zangwill 1895

Artistic derringdo-from the flowery, lyrical writing to the evocative, Gladiator-esque music to Ian McShane's gravelly, stylized towering performance-is so rarely recognized and fostered on network TV.

Gawker 2009

Carla was ebullient, though, and chattered on about their brave derringdo.

VQR 2008

Carla was ebullient, though, and chattered on about their brave derringdo.

VQR 2008

Carla was ebullient, though, and chattered on about their brave derringdo.

VQR 2008