somersault

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

Santos often turns the tables, engaging in the whataboutism that has become commonplace in modern politics - the verbal somersault of equating one’s actions with those of others, even when they are not quite comparable situations.

From Washington Times

Santos often turns the tables, engaging in the whataboutism that has become commonplace in modern politics — the verbal somersault of equating one’s actions with those of others, even when they are not quite comparable situations.

From Seattle Times

Midway through the third quarter, Doncic got bumped while chasing a loose ball, lost his balance and did a somersault over the first row of courtside seats before he landed on his shoulder.

From Washington Times

He can also crack wise, twerk and land somersaults, because we are in the wacky land of pantomime, not the 6 o’clock news.

From New York Times