dismount
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It means from September, cyclists will have to dismount through an area of around 30 streets.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
After a flawless run, McClenaghan's coach Luke Carson had his head on his hands just before the dismount.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2024
The pommel horse specialist didn’t look fazed, working through efficiently and sending his teammates into a euphoric celebration when he landed his dismount.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2024
Applied to TV, sticking the landing suggests that a finale is the equivalent of a vaulter’s dismount.
From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2024
Akira hopped down off Dodger and helped Sue dismount while the woman came around the front of the truck.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
Brooklyn Moors and Campbell stuck their dismounts en route to 9.900 scores.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2025
It’s around 1919 and Ernest is wearing his World War I uniform when he dismounts a train in Fairfax, an Oklahoma boomtown where luxury cars rumble down dirt roads.
From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2024
By now, he may have learned the wisdom of George Ball, the Kennedy administration diplomat who opposed the escalation of the Vietnam War: "He who rides the tiger cannot choose where he dismounts."
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2022
She has two tumbling pass dismounts named after her in the sport’s Code of Points.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 31, 2021
And they weren’t watching him because he was so good at doing dismounts from the parallel bars.
From "Orbiting Jupiter" by Gary D. Schmidt
A week later, in the Bruins’ home debut against Illinois, she dismounted early during a beam routine, scoring below a 9 for the first time in her career.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2025
Borglum dismounted from his horse, climbed up the mountain face in an ascot, golf pants, and cowboy hat, and began to transform Rushmore into the political monument we know today.
From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2025
The Israeli troops dismounted and spread out in the yard, and began searching the basement and entering buildings.
From Reuters ● Nov. 15, 2023
The huge effort took its toll as he dismounted and sat on the tarmac to get his breath back, before being congratulated by a Soudal Quick-Step teammate.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 20, 2023
The new horsemen had dismounted, and by the time I reached Father, they were helping him to the side of the road.
From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
Ten miles later, they veered off the road into a stretch of woodland, dismounting outside an unmanned gate to a military base.
From New York Times ● Oct. 13, 2023
She had no hesitation on her jumps and delivered controlled spins before dismounting in style, with just a small hop when landing.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 8, 2023
The key stunt in the franchise’s seventh installment involves Cruise driving a motorcycle off the edge of a cliff, dismounting and parachuting into a Norwegian valley.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2023
“You can give yourselves a hand,” shouted Olfa Mazouz, dismounting on the sidewalk.
From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2023
The other gold cloaks were dismounting to stand beside their horses.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
