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
Russell easily passed him back down the straight to the hairpin of Turn 14 before Hamilton attacked and passed him around the outside of Turn One at the start of the second lap.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 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
Seeing the hairpin turns up close revealed why the Grand Prix is one of the world’s most adrenaline-pumping races.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026
On the wall of Toby’s bedroom was a framed illustration of Mrs. Asher’s hairpin.
From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff
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