How to Use aerialist in a Sentence
aerialist
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The rest of the night was filled with a pogo-stick act, aerialists, singers, and more.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 24 July 2024
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But know this, aerialists can (and will) compete amidst high winds.
—Nick Pachelli, Esquire, 16 Feb. 2018
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Her new feet wouldn’t flex, a key motion that helps aerialists brace themselves on the silks.
—Susie Armitage, SELF, 23 Jan. 2019
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Theater review And then came the aerialist who hangs by her hair.
—Misha Berson, The Seattle Times, 18 Sep. 2018
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World-class male aerialists can perform three backflips with four or five twists in a single jump.
—Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, 5 Dec. 2017
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Comedians do dirty late-night acts for adults; aerialists whirl here and there.
—Fran Golden, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
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Elsewhere in the video, Styles dodges knives, takes in the aerialists and juggles.
—Mckinley Franklin, Variety, 19 July 2023
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What's your dream career other than being a bad-ass aerialist?
—Hanna Howard, Teen Vogue, 31 Jan. 2018
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Skilled acrobats and aerialists are required to act.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2026
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In the middle of the floor, a duo practiced tumbling through hoops while an aerialist twisted and flipped overhead.
—Shaun Brady, Philly.com, 23 May 2018
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Features drag kings and queens, burlesque and belly dancers, aerialists, clowns, sideshow, magic and fire artists.
—Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 24 Oct. 2017
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Well, the story goes in my family that there’s a great-great-something that was an aerialist in the circus.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2023
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In the movie, Efron plays the rich white kid who wants to rebel and so falls in love with the pink-haired black aerialist Zendaya.
—Armond White, National Review, 19 Jan. 2018
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There are no animals, just jugglers and aerialists, acrobats and a goofy clown.
—Kristina Goetz, The Courier-Journal, 13 Sep. 2019
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So, what the audience will see are the rare peril of circus artists who can juggle, dance and perform as an aerialist and trapeze.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Oct. 2025
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The hosts began their live show with a stunning aerialist who performed some eye-popping moves in an elevated hoop on stage.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 2 May 2024
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Enjoy an aerialist performance, red carpet walk, champagne toast and a balloon drop.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Dec. 2025
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Entertainers such as jugglers, stilt walkers, trick ropers, aerialists and mimes are all set to perform in the plaza.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Jan. 2025
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The 14-year-old is an actress, an aerialist, a dancer and a model with a sublimely photogenic face.
—Marie Simoneaux, NOLA.com, 1 Apr. 2018
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Toward the end of the night, an aerialist was literally swinging from the chandeliers.
—Vogue, 13 Feb. 2022
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The tour boasts 65 performers, from aerialists to acrobats to trick cyclists to people who dive through hoops.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
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And high above center ring the aerialists do impossible triple somersaults into the hands of the catcher.
—Garrison Keillor, The Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2017
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Other changes include the grounding of the aerialist, who previously circled above the crowd.
—Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 11 May 2021
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An 18-piece band plays swing versions of current hits, while performances include aerialists and a burlesque dance show.
—Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
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Philippe Petit, the French aerialist, was among the cathedral’s artists-in-residence.
—New York Times, 7 Jan. 2020
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Those events have given new medal hopes to athletes like four-time Olympic aerialist Ashley Caldwell.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Jan. 2022
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Nina Kane, a professional dancer and aerialist, grew up in this tourist mecca impressed by the glamour of the big shows.
—Katherine Sayre and Kim MacKrael, WSJ, 3 June 2020
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So in our act, the girl that goes into the illusions is an aerialist [Rachael Kean] and has the stage to herself for a few minutes.
—Shaun Brady, Philly.com, 19 June 2018
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Many of the world’s best aerialists are heading to Reno to offer workshops for motivated students.
—Bee Staff, sacbee, 27 Oct. 2017
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At night, this space turns into an intimate hot spot with a 250-seat theater for watching acrobats and aerialists whirl through the space.
—Fran Golden, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2024
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