pirouette
Example Sentences
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“They spin pirouettes on their feet; they do backflips; they roll on their side; they do somersaults forward; they roll down hills, spin on ropes,” Perlman says.
From Scientific American
The caged animals, removed from the complex environment of their natural habitat, periodically pace, rock, even pirouette — formalized movements that emerge as necessary antidotes to boredom and confinement.
From Los Angeles Times
It doesn't matter what you do in the air, but if you can spit a bottle of water and do a pirouette, that's great too.
From Salon
Before a Verse attendant sends me to explore on my own, she asks whether I can see the ballerina pirouetting down the hallway.
From Washington Post
Antia spins and spins and spins, and ultimately those beautiful pirouettes are exactly why and how I burned holes in my shoes.
From Los Angeles Times
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