How to Use stunt in a Sentence

stunt

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• And, maybe the mom watched the son’s stunt 612 times before this guy even walked past the park!
  — Melissa Willets, Parents, 25 Sep. 2023
• The stunt team trained me through having my leg set on fire.
  — Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2023
• But the stunt becomes the story, and the satirical bent shifts from Catch-22 to Dr. Strangelove.
  — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
• Russell Crowe has always been game to do a lot of his own stunts.
  — Staff Author, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2024
• This is why stunt actors always read to the end of the article.
  — Rhett Allain, WIRED, 12 Apr. 2024
• The stunt was a part of the Brooklyn magician’s opening act.
  — Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2023
• That might be much more brutal to look at than the classical boom, boom, boom stunt.
  — Alex Barasch, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2024
• One moment in which Strong emerges, late in the show, took my breath away, and yet in memory doesn’t feel like a stunt.
  — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 19 Mar. 2024
• This project is more or less a marketing stunt for Lenovo's tablets.
  — WIRED, 2 Nov. 2023
• For Padilla, the stunt represented the state’s flawed case.
  — Grethel Aguila Miami Herald (tns), al, 20 Mar. 2023
• Tom Cruise is as big as he’s ever been — a feat as staggering as any Ethan Hunt stunt.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2023
• My dad was in and around the motor industry for many years and was a stunt driver for TV films and series.
  — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2023
• According to the lawsuit, the script called for Fraga to cut himself with a razor as part of a planned stunt.
  — Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 22 Aug. 2023
• In the course of the seventies, Burden switched from endurance stunts to cushier pieces for TV and radio.
  — Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2023
• This stunt may have been designed to show up the islanders as heartless liberals who talk a good game but don’t walk the walk.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2024
• But the other joy of Milsap is that he’s never been afraid to throw himself headlong into the stunt.
  — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2023
• That's when the Dodge minivan rams the Alfa Romeo into the shoulder of the freeway in a scene worthy of a Hollywood stunt.
  — Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 27 Oct. 2023
• During the live show, guests witness a series of stunts and fight scenes performed by a cast of performers.
  — Bernard Marr, Forbes, 4 May 2023
• Speaking on an episode of Shudder's Cursed Films, the actress recalled a stunt gone wrong that left her with an injury.
  — Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 10 Dec. 2023
• The stunt, which made global headlines on April 10, enraged Lennon, who had planned to make the big announcement himself when the time was right.
  — Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024
• The closing credits feature behind-the-scenes footage of the movie’s stunts being performed, showing that a good (and safe) time was had by all.
  — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
• During the magician’s public stunts, his wife, Bess, would often pass him the key to his handcuffs via a kiss.
  — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2023
• The Central Park Zoo said such stunts je0pardize the safety of animals in their care and blames the unknown figure for Flaco's death.
  — Juliana Kim, NPR, 24 Feb. 2024
• While the movie crew came to Mulga mainly for the railroad stunt, the plan for filming expanded, Varner said.
  — Greg Garrison | , al, 20 July 2023
• Brave Bessie is known for her daring barnstorming stunts.
  — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2024
• The real Mardenborough does much of the on-track stunt driving in the film, but Madekwe is proud to say that all the gaming scenes in the film are his driving.
  — Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 11 Aug. 2023
• Instead, it, and the other three stunt cars used to film Spectre, are powered by a supercharged 5.0-liter V-8.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2024
• The staircase shootout in episode one is very much a handheld sequence, and that allows the stunt team to adjust things on the fly if an actor makes a mistake.
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Sep. 2023
• The mission quickly turns into the fight of his life, full of underground weapon dealers and intense stunts.
  — Brooke Lamantia, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 Apr. 2023
• Much like spring break, the event sparked heated debate about escalating dangerous stunts with thousands of drunk people in a small area, which could lead to crime and accidents.
  — Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 2 May 2024

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stunt

2 of 2 verb

• Keeping the light on 24/7 can stunt growth and plant tissue and cause the plant to die.
  — Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2024
• Ohio State does not want to stunt the growth of a young talented group.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 7 Dec. 2022
• Injuries ravage the team again and stunt the growth of rookies.
  — Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 14 Oct. 2021
• This helps stunt their growth, keeping them the smaller size you may be used to.
  — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 28 Mar. 2022
• Boasting all the one-liners, shoot-outs, and stunts one would expect from the genre — all grounded in the seedy world of the '70s L.A.
  — Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 17 Jan. 2024
• That lack of connection may well stunt the careers of Gen Zers – in two ways.
  — Chris Ajuoga, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2022
• The three coolest trio of chefs in town, Ghetto Gastro, came to stunt at the Farfetch event in some slick looks.
  — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 25 Aug. 2023
• On this film, though, Mann says, the safety of the actors and stunt drivers was paramount.
  — Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2023
• Crowds kept socially distant and most grads still got to stunt in their caps and gowns.
  — Sabrina Herrera, courant.com, 28 Dec. 2020
• The viruses mottle, yellow, or curl leaves and stunt plant growth.
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 30 June 2023
• The duo clearly packed all the summer essentials, and thought about pieces that are easy to wear but perfect to stunt on the ’gram in, too.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2021
• Forcing Herro back to a sixth-man role will only stunt his growth.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2022
• Pretty in Pink The singer showed off her growing belly while stunting in a pink bralette and pink jeans.
  — Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2023
• Ozone pollution, meanwhile, can stunt the growth of trees and weaken plants, per the report.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024
• Hazy conditions can also reduce the amount of sunlight to plants and start to stunt their growth.
  — Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 29 June 2023
• Flacco’s former team should win, but the Ravens are laying a touchdown to a home team looking to stunt.
  — David Hill, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2022
• The early search was stunted by the underwater nature of the site.
  — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 20 June 2023
• The species is known to feed on 70 different plant species, causing damage and stunting growth.
  — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2023
• Shauna had cancer as a child, which stunted the growth of her pituitary gland.
  — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 17 July 2023
• Seeds started now will be stunted or killed by fungus long before the air and soil are warm enough to plant them outside.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2024
• In the small portion of farmland that remains in the village’s control, the cashews are stunted by endless dust that blows in from the nearby mine.
  — Lisa Song, ProPublica, 15 June 2023
• In turn, children's bones stop growing sooner, and height can be stunted.
  — Devika Rao, theweek, 7 Jan. 2024
• In the late 1970s, the Chinese economy was stunted by decades of civil war, conflict with Japan, and Maoism.
  — Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 3 Oct. 2023
• If the drought continues all summer, even prairie plants may be stunted, with few flowers.
  — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2023
• Even before the floods, poor nutrition had stunted the growth of 40 percent of the children under 5 in Pakistan.
  — Annie Gowen, Niko Kommenda and Saiyna Bashir, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Sep. 2023
• Chris Duarte came to the Pacers in 2021 and injuries have stunted his development.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 17 May 2023
• Dropping out is only stunting career growth for those who hope to rejoin the workforce some day.
  — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 11 May 2023
• Even if the seedling isn’t killed by a late frost, it will likely be stunted and spend several weeks regaining strength and vigor.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Mar. 2023
• Celebrities have long booked hours-long makeup artist and hair stylist appointments in order to stunt on Halloween.
  — Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 1 Nov. 2020
• How did that Robert England stunt casting as Victor Creel happen?
  — Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 May 2022

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024