somersault

Example Sentences

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They extended it on Verse’s fumble return — exuberantly punctuating the play with a somersault into the end zone — and Stafford’s touchdown pass to tight end Davis Allen for a 24-3 halftime lead.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2025

Dobbins — limited to just 100 carries with Baltimore the last three seasons because of injuries to his ACL, meniscus, LCL, hamstring and Achilles — ended the run with a somersault across the goal line.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2024

Watch Portugal's Leandro Ramos end his javelin run-up with a somersault at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2023

The clandestine Epstein Barr virus - a terrible fatiguing condition for an endurance athlete to suffer - preceded several crashes, most notably a huge somersault after colliding with a traffic island in Italy.

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2023

I growl at him, lower my head, and push forward again into another somersault.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon