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And here he curveted a few steps to the side.

From The Loves of Ambrose by Vandercook, Margaret

The schooner, her mainsail set and jib-sheet to windward, curveted on the purple sea; there was a rosy tinge on her sails.

From Lord Jim by Conrad, Joseph

He was silent for a moment, and the horse curveted gracefully under him, as if in doubt whether to gallop away again, or to ask his rider to get off.

From Ahead of the Army by Emerson, C. Chase

A mist came before his eyes; the trees curveted and swam; and his visible world swung upside down and went out in a singing and spark-shot blackness.

From Queed by Crosby, Raymond Moreau

"You bet!" responded the girl actor, as she curveted down toward the factory in response to the whistle calling them back to their work.

From The Leaven in a Great City by Betts, Lillian William