pirouetting

Example Sentences

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She did it again on the very next possession, this time coming down from the top of the key, pirouetting into the paint and dropping in the easy two-footer.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025

The Hawick native picked her moment to pounce beautifully, pirouetting beyond a tackle and grounding.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2023

Feverishly pursued by a formidable gangster known only as the Maraboo, Jonas transforms into Barbara, a veritable bombshell with billowing bronze locks, pirouetting alongside Nelly in glittering jumpsuits for a spellbound crowd.

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2023

Elsewhere in the country, ballets are also pirouetting up from the page.

From Washington Post • Apr. 1, 2023

Ignatius picked up one of his elephantine desert boots and flung it at the pirouetting figure.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole