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
That included 32-year-old journeyman centre-back Haydn Hollis' pirouette to lose two Spurs players - a decision which could have gifted the visitors a chance had it gone wrong.
From BBC • Jan. 12, 2025
A jeté flashes in silhouette, a pirouette vanishes like a whisper.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2024
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
If a pirouette actually were a pastry, I’d be delighted to have a pirouette competition with Shawn.
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
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