ACROBATICS in a Sentence

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Leonard introduced them to a young fellow named Weathers who was performing at the Tivoli as an acrobat and knockabout artiste.

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 Meanings and Examples of ACROBATICS
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
acrobatics
 n.  the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft
 n.  the gymnastic moves of an acrobat
Classic Sentence:
1  All about me giant grasshoppers, twice as big as any I had ever seen, were doing acrobatic feats among the dried vines.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1. The Shimerdas: II
2  Leonard introduced them to a young fellow named Weathers who was performing at the Tivoli as an acrobat and knockabout artiste.
Dubliners By James Joyce
Context  Highlight   In COUNTERPARTS
3  The father, with the agility of an acrobat, seized a broken-nosed jug which stood on the chimney, and flung the water on the brands.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER VII—STRATEGY AND TACTICS
Example Sentence:
1  The audience was tense as they waited for the acrobat to jump.
2  The acrobat deliberately faulted the performance once to make it look difficult.
3  The acrobat balanced a long pole on his left shoulder.
4  The agility of the acrobat amazed and thrilled the audience.