stunt

Example Sentences

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The elevator, one of the most defining technologies of the modern city, started with a stunt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

That is going to stunt potential software growth.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Yet one doesn’t need an AI bot to explain why Grammarly’s stunt has to rank among the sleaziest misuses of AI technology yet to appear.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

The stunt took 40 hours to film, but the grueling effort paid off: It became his first viral video and helped launch him toward fame, Donaldson said recently on “The Tonight Show.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

Under the circumstances it seems out of place, comical even, a flip backward in time, a stunt.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood