To save this pirouette cookie, you’ll need to log in. The two pirouette around each other every 93 minutes in a deadly, close dance.

Burrow opened the drive with a deep throw to Boyd, who did a little pirouette and made the catch while backpedaling for a 27-yard gain with Steelers defensive back Arthur Maulet in tight coverage and punching at the ball. There was a play last Sunday night at Tampa Bay when Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes did a pirouette away from a defender, then flicked a pass to Clyde Edwards-Helaire standing in the back of the end zone for a touchdown. Terrence Hackett II shows off a pirouette-style move and falls on the hardwood floor at Skateland Roller Skating. For the big guy, did a full 360, did a pirouette on the way in, lookin’ like Baryshnikov heading to the goal-line. These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word ‘pirouette.

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