Examples of figure eight in a Sentence

The skater traced a figure eight on the ice.

Recent Examples on the Web To rig it, tie a figure eight on a bight in the bouncer’s factory webbing, then clip the bight to a daisy chain with a carabiner. — Emily Stifler Wolfe, Outside Online, 26 Apr. 2021 The retrace figure eight is the most secure and efficient way to connect the end of a rope to a climbing harness. — Chris Brinlee Jr., Outside Online, 16 Mar. 2016 Flying in figure eight patterns maximizes the kite’s pulling force and therefore energy yield. — Aylin Woodward And, WSJ, 10 Mar. 2022 Make sure there is sufficient slack in the working end of the rope, then tie an overhand on a bight (a curved section of the rope) or a figure eight on a bight, and clip it to the standing end of the rope with a carabiner. — Ari Schneider, Outside Online, 8 June 2020 The motif—which is shaped somewhat like an elongated figure eight—was first noticed by Robert Duman, the son-in-law of Emilie Hermès, while on vacation by the sea. — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2021 Chamberlain portrays the efforts as a figure eight, in which each sector supports one another. — Danielle Bernabe, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2021 At the spot where the helicopter went down, a white rose was placed upright in the soil next to rocks piled in a figure eight — 8 is one of two jersey numbers Bryant wore during his 20-year NBA career. — Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2021 For the first time, the number of people hospitalized for COVID-19 statewide has exceeded 20,000, a figure eight times higher than that on Nov. 1. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2020 See More

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