hairpin

Example Sentences

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Four laps later, Russell again ran deep into the hairpin and they went side by side into the final chicane, only for Russell to hold on again.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

But he learned to master this new machine that could achieve insane speeds and execute hairpin turns while taking crystalline video.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

To reach Ghorjomi mosque, one of the biggest, we drove up hairpin mountain lanes, edged with blue hydrangeas, until we spotted the minaret.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

However, Piastri lost only 0.095secs to Verstappen in the first sector, where the only 'corner' is the opening hairpin, La Source, as Eau Rouge is taken flat out.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2025

Our water is the Appalachian wilderness, our boats, the army surplus jeeps we count on to navigate our washboard roads and the hairpin curves across the mountains.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson