How to Use headstand in a Sentence

headstand

noun

• None of us are seasoned yogis who can whip out a headstand on command.
  — Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2021
• Doing headstands in your airplane seat: Cool or not cool?
  — Rachel Jacoby Zoldan, SELF, 20 July 2017
• The First Lady can still do cartwheels but has had to give up headstands because of her problems with her neck.
  — Good Housekeeping, 27 Jan. 2014
• Despite the hubbub, the crowd at the East River Track at 3 p.m. on a Tuesday continued to lunge, run, and do headstands.
  — Sarah Spellings, The Cut, 12 Sep. 2017
• In a video accompanying the tweet, Cardi practices a headstand on stairs near the back of the stage, surrounded by dancers.
  — Emily Dixon, Marie Claire, 31 July 2019
• Angelenos awaken every morning by doing headstands on the beach by the blue ocean — or so the stereotype goes.
  — Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2023
• His mother enrolled him and his brother in karate classes, but Stein kept opting for headstands and handstands.
  — Matt MacCormack, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Jan. 2020
• Charlotte sat sweetly on her mother’s lap and had Kate laughing when the little princess attempted a headstand on the grass like her older cousins.
  — Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE.com, 11 June 2018
• While sitting on the sidelines at the polo match, Princess Charlotte resourcefully used the grassy landscape to practice her headstands and show off some tumbling moves.
  — Cady Lang, Time, 11 June 2018
• One by one, everyone went solo into the middle of the circle, trying to impress with backflips, headstands and popping and locking.
  — Zachariah Durr, cleveland.com, 7 Aug. 2017
• Dua is also an accomplished yogi, and shares some of her headstands on IG, which are totally impressive.
  — Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 22 June 2023
• Two weeks ago, at a popular local pool near my hometown of Carbondale, Colorado, 30 feet off a busy road and in plain sight was a man buck naked, inverted in a headstand, his legs spread in a yoga pose.
  — Francis Sanzaro, Outside Online, 16 Nov. 2020
• Some kicked back and relaxed, while others practiced yoga poses (special shout out to the woman who did a headstand on her paddleboard) and cruised up and down the historic waterway.
  — Chris Granger, NOLA.com, 21 May 2017
• Unlike classic headstand, this pose allows the neck to lengthen freely, which is especially helpful for those with a curve imbalance.
  — Lauren Depino, Glamour, 10 Apr. 2019
• And then the elephants would pivot earthward into a headstand, the rider rocketing forward with her animal.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2021
• Bolo proves his worth by doing a literal back handspring into a diving humping motion into a headstand, which is no easy feat!
  — Chris Murphy, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2021
• Last Monday, the multi-hyphenate shared a photo on Instagram of herself doing a headstand.
  — Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com, 7 Feb. 2022
• The choreo was tightly synchronized, varied, and genuinely funny: a little strip-joint thrust here, an Oompa Loompa headstand there.
  — Jason Lamphier, EW.com, 13 Feb. 2023
• Any activity the group feels may cause pain or bring harm to the elephant—walking a tightrope, riding a bicycle, or doing headstands, for instance—has been prohibited.
  — Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Oct. 2018
• Putting myself out there was as frightening as those damn headstands everyone else kicked into so gracefully.
  — Laura Seldon, latimes.com, 25 May 2017
• Social posts of Stanley doing headstands, splits and advanced balancing poses have gone viral.
  — Halley Bondy, NBC News, 16 July 2019
• Trout have also been seen performing the headstand behavior with octopus partners.
  — Teal Burrell, Discover Magazine, 12 June 2019
• An acrobatic couple have been criticized for performing a one-handed headstand inches away from a cargo plane on a beach infamous for low-flying jets.
  — Fox News, 10 July 2018
• Young’s wild onstage antics helped establish Pavement’s reputation early on, with the drummer handing out cabbage, mashed potatoes, and cinnamon toast to fans and doing headstands while the group performed live.
  — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2023
• Physically, headstands require both balance and strength.
  — Alexa Tucker, SELF, 26 Mar. 2018

Last Updated: 6 Nov 2024