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
Tuilagi notched up another assist moments later, powering past both Carter and McCaw to throw the ball wide for an onrushing Chris Ashton to mark England's dominance with his trademark swan dive.
From BBC • Nov. 1, 2024
Taking off like a swan dive into a pool of water, Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa landed on top of the pile, his body weight forcing the Corona Centennial ballcarrier to hit the turf and end the play.
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
The agent did a few more dives, a backward twisting one-and-a-half, a half-gainer, and a beautiful soaring swan dive, all of them executed in what appeared to be an effortless manner.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
