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Recent Examples of belly flop
Noun
An early version of Starship tried to bleed off that kinetic energy with a kind of aerodynamic belly flop that ended in a catastrophic loss of control.—Adam Rogers, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2025 In short, the potential for a legendary belly flop in season two was massive.—Joe Reid, Vulture, 15 July 2025 He belly flopped onto the ice in ecstasy and relief before he was mobbed by his teammates, and then the game stopped to celebrate the greatest goal scorer who ever lived.—Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 6 Apr. 2025 Since then, each Celtics road trip of four games or longer has given way to a similar belly flop at home.—Jay King, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for belly flop
Francis Westfield went close with a diving header from the edge of the box, and Luke Brennan wasted a glorious chance for a late leveller when he was found unmarked at the back post, but his hurried shot flew high and wide.
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The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
Seattle’s Jordyn Huitema tried a header inside the penalty box that Sikowitz kept away from the goal with a leaping effort.
The powerful serum is formulated with hyaluronic acid, vitamin B5, and madecassoside to plump fine lines and wrinkles, hydrate the skin, and replenish the skin’s natural moisture barrier.
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Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
7 Oct. 2025
Rice protein strengthens and plumps fine or flat strands, while caudatus seed extract delivers shine.
He was pulled in favor of Seranthony Dominguez, who plunked his first batter, then gave up the decisive blow, an Eugenio Suárez grand slam that sent the T-Mobile Park crowd into hysteria.
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Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
Ye Fan for The New York Times Caroline Palmer was telling the story of how she got hired at Vogue in 2001 when a waitress at Tierney’s Tavern plunked two pints of beer and a pile of glistening onion rings on the table between us.
New additives like preservatives, flavorings and vitamins were infused into them, and they were packaged in novel ways to withstand hard helicopter drops, wet beach landings and days at the bottom of rucksacks.
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Alice Callahan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Drag performance, with its abundance of wigs, campy makeup and death drops, is ready-made for Halloween.
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