summersault
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Larry Nance Jr. only scored four but two were on a thunderous dunk that had teammate Young doing a summersault on the sideline.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2015
The Galaxy have shaken off most of the rust since that game, with the critical return of Omar Gonazlez to the back line and Robbie Keane finding reason to summersault game after game.
From The Guardian • Nov. 27, 2012
Opening with Falstaff the present repertoire included Manon, La Boheme, Romeo and Juliet, Parsifal,�excuses for every summersault possible to Argentine emotions.
From Time Magazine Archive
Some fly round with the flock, throwing a clean summersault every few yards till they are obliged to settle from giddiness and exhaustion.
From Darwinism (1889) by Wallace, Alfred Russel
"Here I am," bawled Toadstool, rushing out of the water like a salmon, and casting a summersault in the air before he fell in again with a tremendous splash.
From Cross Purposes and The Shadows by MacDonald, George
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