pirouette
Example Sentences
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“They spin pirouettes on their feet; they do backflips; they roll on their side; they do somersaults forward; they roll down hills, spin on ropes,” Perlman says.
From Scientific American
The caged animals, removed from the complex environment of their natural habitat, periodically pace, rock, even pirouette — formalized movements that emerge as necessary antidotes to boredom and confinement.
From Los Angeles Times
It doesn't matter what you do in the air, but if you can spit a bottle of water and do a pirouette, that's great too.
From Salon
The forward led Celtic's ferocious press and seems to enjoy a fantastic understanding with a revitalised Rogic, who pirouetted away from three AZ players before finding an outstretched Kyogo to produce a fantastic finish.
From BBC
A swimmer is vaulted out of the water by her teammates, pirouetting back toward a massive splashdown.
From Los Angeles Times
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