hairpin

Example Sentences

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It is a mountainous road with sharp turns, and an image shared by the emergency services appears to show it crashing near a hairpin bend.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

But he learned to master this new machine that could achieve insane speeds and execute hairpin turns while taking crystalline video.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Checking up before a tight hairpin—braking late, downshifting with the paddle shifters, turning hard into hairpin corners, the weight of the wheel growing heavy, the little engine piping at full spool.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

But Norris went off track on the exit of Turn One and came close to losing control at the hairpin a number of times.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2025

He was curled up so tight, he could hardly move, and he was holding what he was pretty sure was his mother’s hairpin.

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff