vertiginous

Example Sentences

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After the effortful opening work, freer moments come as welcome surprises, like the flinging kick of a leg or a vertiginous roll to the floor.

From New York Times

In the annals of “terrific throwaway shots from ‘Perry Mason,’” the vertiginous angle with which Perry’s fire-escape exit from his compromised apartment, broken into by parties unknown the previous week, takes the cake.

From New York Times

For a vertiginous moment, he balances on the parapet, the dark waters swirling below.

From New York Times

The original and biggest cryptocurrency has been here before, its 15-year history peppered with dramatic price increases and equally vertiginous drops.

From Reuters

The city’s vertiginous streets had left people in low-lying areas especially vulnerable as the water swept through, resulting in power outages, burst water pipes and displacement of people from damaged and inundated homes.

From New York Times