dismount

Example Sentences

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After a flawless run, McClenaghan's coach Luke Carson had his head on his hands just before the dismount.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2024

Think Nadia Comaneci on the balance beam, Dick Fosbury flopping to victory in the high jump or Shun Fujimoto sticking his dismount from rings on a shattered knee.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2024

Applied to TV, sticking the landing suggests that a finale is the equivalent of a vaulter’s dismount.

From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2024

I laughed out loud at the reader who recalled repeatedly dashing over the walkway on a bike, ignoring the lockmaster’s shouted orders to dismount.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2023

It was the sport of aging cowboys, too slow and heavy to dismount to wrestle down and tie the animal as they did in calf roping and team tying.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko