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

Jackson finished it with a fake handoff and a sprint around the right side of the line, which he punctuated with a somersault into the end zone.

From Washington Post

He ran for a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns, somersaulting his way into the end zone on the second of them.

From Washington Post