trapeze artist
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Navigating this period as a journalist and sole parent feels like being a trapeze artist without a net—each day teetering on the edge of madness.
From Salon • Jul. 17, 2024
As for Morgan Gibbs-White exaggerating the challenge, and flying through the air like a trapeze artist, he should be ashamed of himself.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2024
“Sometimes people say, ‘Oh, you’re a trapeze artist.’
From New York Times • Sep. 20, 2022
“Montreal is called the home of nouveau cirque,” said trapeze artist Guillaume Blais, co-founder of circus nonprofit Le Monastère.
From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2022
This, I told myself, is how a trapeze artist in a circus must feel as he goes swishing through the air high up in the circus tent.
From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl
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