hairpin

Example Sentences

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He was on course to improve on his final run but locked up into the hairpin and lost time.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 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

Antonelli and Albon both had almost identical offs at the hairpin, locking up their outside front tyres and sliding into the gravel before joining the track.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2025

Also among the souvenirs there was a large bone hairpin that had belonged to his mother.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers