Explore Pirouette through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like spin or twirl. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Pirouette meaning
- A whirling or turning on the toes in dancing, primarily in ballet.
- The whirling about of a horse.
- A wooden mouthpiece assembly or lip rest used in some European double-reed instruments.
Using Pirouette
- The main meaning on this page is: A whirling or turning on the toes in dancing, primarily in ballet. | The whirling about of a horse. | A wooden mouthpiece assembly or lip rest used in some European double-reed instruments.
- Useful related words include: spin, twirl, twist, twisting.
Context around Pirouette
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 5 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Pirouette
- In this selection, "pirouette" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, trademark, creative, degree, skill, forme and past stand out and add context to how "pirouette" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 540 degree pirouette and a bizarre pirouette before flicking. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "pirouette" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with pirouette
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The comment sent him into a creative pirouette. (8 words)
He also does a bizarre pirouette before flicking away a smash earlier in the game. (15 words)
Jody Sawyer and her terrible turnout are about to pirouette into a new venue: the small screen. (17 words)
Unfortunately, both increases in Pirouette Forme also come with drastic deductions to the Pokemon’s Special Attack and Special Defense stats, meaning trainers will want to take advantage of both forms to take down tough opponents. (36 words)
Antony was slammed by pundits for his trademark pirouette skill move during a Europa League game last year, but seems to have become more tuned into when such showpieces work best. (31 words)
A masterclass at the Bernabeu, first supplying Hakim Ziyech, then David Neres following an outrageous pirouette past Casemiro, before adding a screamer of his own. (25 words)
Example sentences (10)
Antony was slammed by pundits for his trademark pirouette skill move during a Europa League game last year, but seems to have become more tuned into when such showpieces work best.
The comment sent him into a creative pirouette.
The skill Biles submitted requires her to do a forward circle around the lower bar before turning a handstand into a 540-degree pirouette.
Unfortunately, both increases in Pirouette Forme also come with drastic deductions to the Pokemon’s Special Attack and Special Defense stats, meaning trainers will want to take advantage of both forms to take down tough opponents.
Jody Sawyer and her terrible turnout are about to pirouette into a new venue: the small screen.
Though the video is surprisingly lacking in dance (save one pirouette), it’s easy to see why took to Derek so quickly.
A masterclass at the Bernabeu, first supplying Hakim Ziyech, then David Neres following an outrageous pirouette past Casemiro, before adding a screamer of his own.
Then a pirouette and it has swung on to a different tack, following another seam through the moor as if it is tracking a scent.
He also does a bizarre pirouette before flicking away a smash earlier in the game.
If you pirouette on your left leg going counter clockwise during daylight hours or right leg and clockwise after dark you can not be arrested.