vaulting

Example Sentences

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He dropped it near a line of police before vaulting a crash barrier.

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026

According to his 1409 biography, Boucicaut was a paragon of knighthood and an athlete who followed a punishing physical training regime, capable of vaulting fully armed onto his horse’s back.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

Nomali is a parkour legend and uses those skills - running, jumping, climbing, and vaulting over obstacles - to retrieve 70 African sacred and cultural objects.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

Polls in the last couple of days have shown him taking a serious hit, perhaps even vaulting Miyares into the lead.

From Slate • Oct. 11, 2025

A gray-green mist filled the wooded air with a soft half-light, making the surrounding trees rise up like vaulting shadows.

From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi