tightrope walker
noun
an acrobat who performs on a tightrope
tightrope walking
-
a word derived from
tightrope walker.
Example Sentences
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Contemporary circus performers Cirque Bijou showed off their tightrope walking skills.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2021
So what’s with all the indirection and artful circumlocution and what-the-meaning-of-is-is tightrope walking?
From Salon ● May 30, 2019
It looks like tightrope walking, only with perfect posture and the demon speed of New Yorkers weaving their way through a pack of tourists at rush hour.
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2014
But adhering to her advice can involve some tightrope walking.
From Forbes ● Nov. 20, 2013
There were washed out trails where the ride would be in the nature of tightrope walking.
From The Code of the Mountains by Charles Neville Buck
