pirouette

• I did a slow pirouette, scanning the forest around me. —  EQMM,July2007
• Daeman did a pirouette, clasped the pipe between his chin and chest, and used both arms and his gloved hands in a powerful breaststroke. —  Dan Simmons - Hockenberry 1 - Ilium
• He did a beautiful sitting pirouette, came out of it with lunging strokes and did a double Salchow that was a very tough thing to do The man glided to the near side of the rink, and his face was discernible. —  142 - The Lost Giant
• Some dreamer is playing ballet with a tank; the tank slides left - he moves, pirouette, step, slide left; the tank tries right - pirouette, step, slide right. —  The Daily Iowan - Online Edition
• His comments suggested that Mr. Obama was beginning a familiar pirouette, adjusting positions on trade first made for domestic political consumption to deal with the more complex matrix of forces that come into play when governing.

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