balletic

Example Sentences

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When he kick-started the bedlam with a goal of balletic brilliance, McTominay entered the history books.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

They will silently show you how it’s done with an impossibly balletic ollie, their board magically suctioned to their soles as they slide down the whole length of the thing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 21, 2025

He gave insightful and amusing comments preceding each piece, and his tightly balletic baton style summoned a knockout performance from musicians who, with one exception, were strangers to him before their four rehearsals that weekend.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2024

“When she attacked someone, it would be balletic, it would be graceful. It’s a game to her. You can tell she loves a good show.”

From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2024

It hesitated for a moment, wobbling there on the edge of oblivion, and then pitched decisively forward and fell, tumbling end over end in beautiful balletic slow-motion.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs