pirouette
Example Sentences
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In Hover mode, the joystick provides fine-grained yaw control, allowing the BlackFly to execute its surreal pirouette.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
That included 32-year-old journeyman centre-back Haydn Hollis' pirouette to lose two Spurs players - a decision which could have gifted the visitors a chance had it gone wrong.
From BBC • Jan. 12, 2025
During so-called learning walks, the animals then explore the immediate surroundings around the nest entrance and repeatedly pirouette around their own body axis with short stops in between.
From Science Daily • Feb. 13, 2024
She had a form break while performing a pirouette but stayed on the bars with sheer strength and took a hop backward on her landing.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2023
She rose on tiptoe and performed a single, wobbly pirouette.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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