trapeze

Example Sentences

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The agents booked them a trapeze class for early April.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

The circus is still in town, but the trapeze artists, tightrope walkers and other eye-catching acts are no more.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2025

When circus-goers witness acts like a triple somersault on the trapeze or spinning in a human hamster wheel without a harness, they see a fleeting moment that is said to have divine impact.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024

Navigating this period as a journalist and sole parent feels like being a trapeze artist without a net—each day teetering on the edge of madness.

From Salon • Jul. 17, 2024

She stopped before a golden trapeze, suspended from the ceiling, on which hung a disjointed life-size puppet.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende