tumble

In a sentence

Six example sentences with tumble, each labelled with its topic.

• She finished the floor routine with a tumble so clean that the mat barely moved when she landed.

  Fitness

• The stunt double crossed the burning set in a single tumble, and came up on her feet already running.

  Movies

• Freezing a gymnast's tumble takes a fast shutter, a wide lens, and the patience to shoot the same vault forty times.

  Photography

• Tap the button twice and the character performs a tumble that carries her under the closing gate.

  Gaming

• Medieval fairs hired acrobats whose tumble across the market square drew bigger crowds than the preacher.

  History

• The circus poster catches an acrobat in mid-tumble, body curled tight above the ring and every face turned up.

  Art

Found in these word lists

• Business Word List (part 1)Authoritative

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