thrill-seeker
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Instead of a facile thrill-seeker, Lucca locates in Cronenberg’s work the mind of a moralist and social critic with a taste for blood, writing that his films can be approached through various critical entry points: as cautionary tales about demagoguery in the age of scientific progress, or the dissolution of the self when confronted by a world thrown out of whack by money and desire.
From Los Angeles Times
His family said he was "not a social media influencer", but a "thrill-seeker" who had a passion for photography and travel.
From BBC
A mother has paid tribute to her "thrill-seeker" son who died after falling from a bridge in Spain while creating social media content.
From BBC
David Kirke, a flamboyant British thrill-seeker who performed — and more important, survived — the first modern bungee jump, died on Oct.
From New York Times
Johnson will be joined Sunday by another 40-something part-timer in former X Games thrill-seeker Travis Pastrana.
From Seattle Times
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