vertiginous
Example Sentences
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For a vertiginous moment, he balances on the parapet, the dark waters swirling below.
From New York Times
His Bond movies, which have grossed more than $3 billion worldwide, have grown increasingly ambitious in scale and vertiginous in running time.
From New York Times
“Landrover” is full of vertiginous tilts in the middle of turns with one leg raised.
From New York Times
One room features lounging pillows on the floor, a place to relax and take in the gigantic, vertiginous video projections on adjacent walls.
From Los Angeles Times
Compressed into the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s black box theater, the opera has lost some of its vertiginous impact.
From New York Times
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