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somersault

[suhm-er-sawlt] / ˈsʌm ərˌsɔlt /


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Isack Hadjar crashed his Red Bull on his own at the final chicane and Pierre Gasly's Alpine was tipped into a somersault by Liam Lawson's Racing Bulls at the final corner.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

Brady Hummel was so wide open he could have done a somersault.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2025

Ever the showman, he celebrated with a somersault.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2025

Word of California’s somersault over the fading Japan generated coverage in newspapers coast to coast, cable news and even as far afield as the BBC.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2025

But halfway through the somersault she caught him by an ankle and held him dangling upside-down like a plucked chicken in a shop-window.

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl




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