jeté
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of jeté
1820–30; < French: literally, thrown, past participle of jeter to throw; see jet 1
Example Sentences
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A jeté flashes in silhouette, a pirouette vanishes like a whisper.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2024
Distraught and preoccupied, Elise jams her ankle during a jeté, causing an injury that could require surgery.
From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2023
At Pacific Northwest Ballet on Friday night, the evening began with 11-year-old PNB School student Charlotte Smith, whose beaming smile and effortless grand jeté in the ballet’s opening solo moment spoke to a bright future.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2023
The powerful boosters made by Musk’s company SpaceX can propel humans and cargo into orbit and then, instead of tumbling chaotically to earth, land gracefully upright like a ballerina completing a jeté.
From Washington Post • Nov. 7, 2022
“I not ever forget that pig Barthampton jeté par terre.”
From Burning Sands by Weigal, Arthur
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