Sentence examples for as the plank from inspiring English sources

As the plank is kicked away, the rope breaks, allowing the man to fall into the creek below and swim to safety.

However, the run-in is very different from 2012 as the "Plank" is immediately preceded by the Cote de la Chevraire, a narrow climb 3.2km long with the final passage approaching 20% on very tight hairpins.

Four category one climbs await the riders, with the last up to the finish at the one-cafe ski station of La Planche des Belles Filles (which, and I may be mistaken here, seems to translate roughly as "The Plank of Beautiful Girls").

The highway began as the Plank and Gravel Road, a toll road formed by the Ingersoll and Port Burwell Road Company.

Proceeding quickly, the company established eight toll booths along the new route, which became known as the Plank and Gravel Road due to the materials with which it was constructed.

Another result of the complicated machinery was a fair amount of mechanical noise on Monday night as the planks moved.

The eight sisters straddled individual beams as if riding horses, holding reins and staying in place as the planks rose and fell to evoke the galloping steeds.

Ṭarafah's camel is Sure of foot and firm, as thin as the planks of a bier; I quicken her Pace over paths long-trodden, as varied as a striped shirt, Able to outpace the swiftest camels, even of noblest stock, With her hindlegs speeding behind her forelegs along the beaten path.

Keep your forearms on the floor with your elbows beneath your shoulders for a low plank, also known as the dolphin plank.

All eyes — and lenses — were on the sex kitten as she walked the plank wearing a bedazzled onesie and a smile.

But as they walk the plank to be devoured in the SEC — hello, Louisiana State, Alabama and Auburn — at least Texas A&M's leaders can revel in having the college sports world breathlessly follow them for a few days in August.