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There was no life to the offense Saturday, leaving Perlata to perform a high-wire act.—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026 Even for winner Denny Hamlin, surviving Dover was a high-wire test for the $1 million prize.—ABC News, 17 May 2026 During the 42nd-annual Main Street Fest, a group called Antigravity Art will recreate Taylor’s moves with six high-wire performances between Grapevine City Hall and The Wallis Hotel, home to Messina Hof Winery.—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026 But the bigger story is what the ballot reveals about Broadway’s evolving relationship with Hollywood, with its own institutional history and with the high-wire act of casting screen stars to headline big ticket revivals.—Clayton Davis, Variety, 3 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for high-wire