slingshot

Example Sentences

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He nudged his wheel right to slingshot his car around Malukas and nose ahead at some 230 mph.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

As for Artemis II, four astronauts External link, Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen, will slingshot around the Earth’s satellite on a 10-day mission.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Arutyunyan instructed Malinin to think of himself as a slingshot while approaching his jumps.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

"We would not accept the slingshot in the jet stream and advantage of saving fuel if the turbulence was going to be too uncomfortable", Captain Heard told me.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2025

Not a slingshot, the forked stick with an elastic band attached to it, but the powerful sling with which David killed Goliath.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George