hairpin

Example Sentences

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Russell easily passed him back down the straight to the hairpin of Turn 14 before Hamilton attacked and passed him around the outside of Turn One at the start of the second lap.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Checking up before a tight hairpin—braking late, downshifting with the paddle shifters, turning hard into hairpin corners, the weight of the wheel growing heavy, the little engine piping at full spool.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 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

Mrs. Tiflin took a hairpin from her head and slit open the flap.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck