pirouette

noun

pir·ou·ette | \ ˌpir-ə-ˈwet

Definition of pirouette

: a rapid whirling about of the body especially : a full turn on the toe or ball of one foot in ballet

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Examples of pirouette in a Sentence

the elegant pirouettes of the prima ballerina the ballerina's perfectly executed pirouette

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Dancers were warming up — one lay on the floor, her legs extended stiffly in front of her, doing crunches; others stood in the center of the room seeming to turn dance steps over in their minds before bursting into spectacular pirouettes. — Sasha Weiss, New York Times, "Justin Peck Is Making Ballet That Speaks to Our Everyday Lives," 10 May 2018 With fewer frames to absorb, your eyes are able to follow every blow and pirouette. — Patricia Hernandez, The Verge, "The Dragon Prince is influenced by Avatar: The Last Airbender in the best ways," 7 Sep. 2018 Throughout all these pirouettes, however, nothing actually changed on the level of economic policy. — Matthew Yglesias, Vox, "Republicans are preparing to disavow Trump if he fails — then come back and try the same policies," 6 Sep. 2018 Erardi writes about him with a suggestive and subjugating prose, without grammatical pirouettes. — Jorge Ebro, miamiherald, "This is why this book about Tony Perez is a must-read for fans, lovers of Cuban history | Miami Herald," 18 May 2018 At the Farallones, 40-foot humpbacks were launching into the air, rotating in half pirouettes, then crashing into the sea on their backs. — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, "Chart-buster times: salmon to whales, bears to bighorns," 8 July 2018 Reve’s quintuple pirouettes in Basilio’s equally impressive variations brought gleeful laudations from the crowd, this critic included. — Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com, "Ballet Nacional de Cuba's 'Don Quixote' is unapologetically unrefreshed — and the dancing is glorious," 19 May 2018 Women sipped tea in cups decorated with floral patterns and ate meringues, red velvet cookies, and chocolate pirouettes. — Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com, "Ahead of royal wedding, women make fascinators in Winthrop," 12 May 2018 Deadpool also does some nice pirouettes and grand jetés in between — in stilettos, no less! — as Céline goes full Céline on stage. — Thuy Ong, The Verge, "Watch Deadpool pay tribute to Flashdance and frolic around Céline Dion," 3 May 2018

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