tightrope walking
- a word derived from tightrope walker.
Example Sentences
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He has published scientific papers explaining falling playing cards, tightrope walking, coiling rope, and how wet paper curls, among other phenomena that may appear at first glance unlikely subjects for mathematical analysis.
From New York Times ● May 1, 2022
Contemporary circus performers Cirque Bijou showed off their tightrope walking skills.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2021
Tandem or tightrope walking is another option that can be modified to match a variety of ability levels, Mansfield says.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 5, 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
There were washed out trails where the ride would be in the nature of tightrope walking.
From The Code of the Mountains by Buck, Charles Neville
