52 examples of spitfire in sentences
If Old Spitfire keeps on the way she has to-day I shan't need much more.
Bad doings by Old Spitfire.
" The little spitfire in the seat beside her wriggled uneasily as if she, too, were not as comfortable as she would pretend.
You young spitfire!
I exclaimed last night when the little spitfire was brought safely aboard."
"Why, little spitfire, it wouldn't matter a bit except to make one less mouth to feed.
The eldest, James, rose to the rank of Commander, and in January 1794 was appointed to H.M. sloop Spitfire.
"We'll call him Spitfire, Bruce.
"Good-bye, little Spitfire!
The second set of experiments was made upon the superior vessels Venus, Swiftsure, Dasher, Arrow, Spitfire, Fury, Albion, Queen, Dart, Hawk, Margaret, and Hero-all vessels having flat floors and round bilges, where the coefficient became 1160.
"Well, spitfire," he said, "comment ça roule, eh?" Judith did not trouble herself to answer.
"Same old spitfire, I see, Miss Judy," he said, his command of unhackneyed phrases by no means commensurate with his desire to be facetious.
The name reminds me of one of his cousins, a little spitfire that snaps at every one who presumes to talk to her.
On one occasion we found four little spitfire, baby lynx, which we carried home and later traded to the proprietor of a menagerie.
About five hours after we were boarded by the Spitfire, british sloop of war; we informed the lieutenant of the exact course of the prize, and he immediately gave chace.
Spitfire squadron.
BEURLING, GEORGE F. Malta spitfire, the story of a fighter pilot.
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BISHOP, W. A. Malta spitfire, the story of a fighter pilot.
The savage fellow that had fought us to a standstill, and for which we had named him Spitfire, raised his head, the gold in his beautiful eyes darkened to fire and he growled his return to life and defiance.
Before we had reached the outskirts of pines, I observed that the piece of lasso around Spitfire's nose had worked loose.
But when he saw Spitfire chewing him he uttered a shrill scream and fell sidewise off his horse.
Spitfire, having already been chained, was the first lion we endeavored to introduce to our family of captives.
Spitfire afforded more amusement than all the others.
I put it on, and, camera in hand, started to crawl on all fours toward Spitfire.