stormer

British

/ ˈstɔːmə /

noun

informal an outstanding example of its kind

that film was a real stormer

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stormer

He can help that process by putting in a stormer on Sunday.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2023

Even before his magnificent try he was having a stormer.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2021

Based on Rusted Chrome, an early Jones composition, this stormer from the Cost of Living EP describes their New York experiences, the characters, imagery and anthemic tune all reminiscent of Bruce Springsteen.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 9, 2020

"Viscount Nelson has run a stormer and we'll look at the French Derby with him," O'Brien said.

From The Guardian ● May 22, 2010

Shelley, indeed, reveals a bolder purpose to unmask the infinite, but his mood is oftener that of an audacious stormer of heaven than of a reverent seeker for perfect truth.

From Search-Light Letters by Robert Grant

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