death roll in a sentence

Examples

1. In a keel boat, a "'death roll "'is the act of jibe of the boom and mainsail, which sweep across the deck and plunge down into the water.
2. During a death roll, the boat " rolls " from side to side, becoming gradually more unstable until either it capsizes or the skipper reacts correctly to prevent it.
3. The crocodile briefly let her go, then seized her again, subjecting her to three such " death rolls " before she managed to escape up a steep mud bank.
4. More traditional racing dinghies such as the shrouds will actually sail faster downwind when sailing slightly " by the lee ", or past dead downwind, where stability improves and death rolls are less likely.
5. The " Meteor " was able to save some of the passengers and crew; the lost vessel's passenger manifest, which would have been able to clarify the death roll, went down with the ship.
6. Analysis of a biomechanical model of the skull of " Purussaurus " indicated that it was capable of performing the " death roll " maneuver used by extant crocodilians to subdue and dismember their prey.
7. "If you get on an ill-fitting bike and ride five miles-- I've done that and still had fun, " Schwinn said . " If you told me to ride 20 miles, it would be a death roll.
8. An Australian teenager narrowly escaped death when a large saltwater crocodile clamped his arm and surfboard in its jaws and attempted a death roll in a murky creek in the Indonesian province of Irian Jaya, his father said Wednesday.
9. The youngest was 18; the oldest, 59 . About half were married, according to the death roll, which does not include a handful yet to be identified by the Defense Department and three civilians who worked for the military.
10. Hovering above the capsized boat in the helicopter, the Coast Guard crew and divers watched helplessly as the boat made a " death roll, " turning in the water and releasing the air bubble that provided the only hope for the fishermen.