swan dive

Example Sentences

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After realizing that the status quo can be as perilous as a swan dive into the unknown, she bet on herself and made the leap.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Less fortunately, the table leg made it difficult for me to wheel my chair under it, meaning I had to do a Tom Daley-style swan dive every time I reached for my drink.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2025

St. John Bosco's Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa showing off his swan dive against Centennial.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2023

The conditions prompted Diaz to do a swan dive and others to make snow angels, and left maintenance crews at Coors Field hoisting shovels full of hail and working to restore order to the field.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 29, 2023

But then I would see her smile and take a swan dive into her eyes, and the bad moment would be gone.

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli