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
  • Physically, headstands require both balance and strength.
    Alexa Tucker, SELF, 26 Mar. 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

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