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
A flick, followed by a pirouette and pass into Adams was another highlight.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 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
Nothing much to it, but watching a big gummy pirouette to “Flashdance … What a Feeling” — the second “Flashdance”-themed spot on this list — is just a little bit mesmerizing.
From New York Times • Feb. 11, 2024
She did a sprightly pirouette, a curtsy, waved her hand in a window-washer motion, and said, “Hi.”
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
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