dismount
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It means from September, cyclists will have to dismount through an area of around 30 streets.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Tears welled in her eyes as she stuck her uneven bars dismount.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2025
After a flawless run, McClenaghan's coach Luke Carson had his head on his hands just before the dismount.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 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
The animals balked at such places, and the camel drivers were forced to dismount and unburden their charges.
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
The team’s dismounts were nearly perfect against Nebraska, especially on the balance beam.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2026
It’s around 1919 and Ernest is wearing his World War I uniform when he dismounts a train in Fairfax, an Oklahoma boomtown where luxury cars rumble down dirt roads.
From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2024
By now, he may have learned the wisdom of George Ball, the Kennedy administration diplomat who opposed the escalation of the Vietnam War: "He who rides the tiger cannot choose where he dismounts."
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2022
Speaking of dismounts, bailing on your bike is an inevitability.
From Seattle Times ● May 25, 2022
And they weren’t watching him because he was so good at doing dismounts from the parallel bars.
From "Orbiting Jupiter" by Gary D. Schmidt
Borglum dismounted from his horse, climbed up the mountain face in an ascot, golf pants, and cowboy hat, and began to transform Rushmore into the political monument we know today.
From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2025
The Israeli troops dismounted and spread out in the yard, and began searching the basement and entering buildings.
From Reuters ● Nov. 15, 2023
There, on a table, was a dismounted folding screen.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2023
The huge effort took its toll as he dismounted and sat on the tarmac to get his breath back, before being congratulated by a Soudal Quick-Step teammate.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 20, 2023
Farther north along the ridge, some Long Knives dismounted again.
From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III
After dismounting, legs jellied, we high-fived and plotted our next move.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
“You can give yourselves a hand,” shouted Olfa Mazouz, dismounting on the sidewalk.
From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2023
Buses bearing signs of their origin were parked throughout the capital, protesters dismounting from the vehicles as mariachi bands serenaded the crowds headed toward the Zócalo.
From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2022
Then — after dismounting — the rider will try to restrain it by tying three legs together, in as short a time as possible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2022
"You'll want to refresh yourself before—" "I'll want to stay," Catelyn said, dismounting.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
