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

Ever the showman, he celebrated with a somersault.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2025

After the Rams scored on Williams’ end zone somersault late in the second quarter, Byron Young forced a Brock Purdy fumble to end the half and set the tone for a late push.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2024

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

A common accident was “clipping heels,” in which trailing horses tripped over leading horses’ hind hooves, usually sending the trailing horse and rider into a somersault.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand