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

It’s assumed that the audience, without nudging, sees the ridiculousness of showing a genocidal monster pirouetting on skates.

From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2023

His incredible skill, balletic balance and pirouetting moves bamboozled Brazil, and his free kick set up Henry for a volley - the only goal of the match.

From Washington Times • Nov. 17, 2022

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