somersault

Example Sentences

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With her hands steady at the controls, her voice calm as she spoke to mission control, Collins piloted the craft through a slow, graceful somersault.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 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

Dobbins — limited to just 100 carries with Baltimore the last three seasons because of injuries to his ACL, meniscus, LCL, hamstring and Achilles — ended the run with a somersault across the goal line.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2024

Watch Portugal's Leandro Ramos end his javelin run-up with a somersault at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2023

Unable to catch herself, she pitched into a somersault at forty miles per hour.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand