jeté
Americannoun
noun
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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 video clip featured in the “Addictive Ballet” episode shows New York City Ballet principal dancer Ashley Bouder launching herself into a jeté so high she seems to leave Earth’s gravity.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
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
“It could be seen as a form of dance technique, even if it’s not a grand jeté or a tendu.”
From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2022
I watched my host mother do this effortlessly, like Anna Pavlova performing a grande jeté.
From Salon • Dec. 26, 2020
He practised for a year or so, and then—"il a jeté la toque et la robe aux orties."
From Life and Writings of Maurice Maeterlinck by Bithell, Jethro
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