belly flop

Example Sentences

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In fact, they discovered, this particular sequence of movements — curl up, jump, finish with a belly flop — is not unusual among other worm-shaped organisms that jump, including caterpillars and fly larvae.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2024

Anyone who's ever done a belly flop into a swimming pool knows it ends with a blunt-sounding splat, a big splash and a searing red sting.

From Science Daily • Nov. 6, 2023

In Switzerland, he was rescued by scuba divers who pulled him unconscious from a lake after a belly flop.

From Washington Times • Jul. 24, 2023

San Francisco did a belly flop in rainy Chicago, 19-10.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2022

I look away but not before my stomach does a belly flop.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish