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
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
This was all happening on the same afternoon that Facebook’s stock was taking a record-breaking swan dive.
From Washington Post • Aug. 4, 2018
The men didn’t believe her, so Mom went right to the edge of the cliff and did a perfect swan dive into the water below.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
