barnstorm
verb (used without object)
to conduct a campaign or speaking tour in rural areas by making brief stops in many small towns.
barnstormer
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a word derived from
barnstorm.
Example Sentences
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The latest Atlanta Fed GDPNow estimate is up at 5.8% annualised and, while surely overstating things, this quarter looks like being a barnstormer.
From Reuters ● Aug. 21, 2023
When Obama misidentified the city he was in, the flub was attributed to a long day by a nation-trotting barnstormer, Jamieson said.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 19, 2022
In his own five-star review, The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw described the film as an "epic barnstormer" which delivers "pathos, action, drama, camp comedy, heartbreak, macabre horror, and outrageously silly old-fashioned action".
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2021
Swimming: What a barnstormer for the British swimmer.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 26, 2021
It was an achievement worthy of the most accomplished barnstormer.
From A Pirate of Parts by Richard Neville
