dismount

Example Sentences

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After a flawless run, McClenaghan's coach Luke Carson had his head on his hands just before the dismount.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2024

When she landed her double-flipping, single-twisting dismount, Biles clapped three times and blew a kiss to the crowd after the routine that would give her a 0.1660-point advantage going into the final rotation.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 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

I laughed out loud at the reader who recalled repeatedly dashing over the walkway on a bike, ignoring the lockmaster’s shouted orders to dismount.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2023

He told Gamble to dismount and dig in along the crest of the ridge just past the seminary, facing the Rebs who would come down that road.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara