swan dive
Example Sentences
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Tuilagi notched up another assist moments later, powering past both Carter and McCaw to throw the ball wide for an onrushing Chris Ashton to mark England's dominance with his trademark swan dive.
From BBC • Nov. 1, 2024
The conditions prompted Diaz to do a swan dive and others to make snow angels, and left maintenance crews at Coors Field hoisting shovels full of hail and working to restore order to the field.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 29, 2023
Springer’s swan dive into TV nihilism seems to have been inspired by another syndicated talk show of the time, hosted by Jenny Jones.
From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2023
With its maneuvering fuel almost exhausted, the spacecraft will be sent on a swan dive into Saturn in September.
From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2017
The agent did a few more dives, a backward twisting one-and-a-half, a half-gainer, and a beautiful soaring swan dive, all of them executed in what appeared to be an effortless manner.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
