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Writing it, one senses, was a high-wire act over an abyss of pain, agitation, uncertainty, and the dread of being ignored or misunderstood.
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Leslie Camhi, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2025
Directed by James Marsh, this incredible creation tells the very true tale of French tightrope walker Philippe Petit’s audacious 1974 high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of New York’s World Trade Center.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Winston’s high-wire act means the Giants have a puncher’s chance to win if the backup enters.
—Ben Standig, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
The director also doubles back and tells Townsend’s story, connecting the pointed impermanence of the artist’s work with the high-wire nature of the secret mall apartment.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
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Leslie Camhi, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2025
Directed by James Marsh, this incredible creation tells the very true tale of French tightrope walker Philippe Petit’s audacious 1974 high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of New York’s World Trade Center.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Winston’s high-wire act means the Giants have a puncher’s chance to win if the backup enters.
—Ben Standig, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
The director also doubles back and tells Townsend’s story, connecting the pointed impermanence of the artist’s work with the high-wire nature of the secret mall apartment.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for high-wire
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“High-wire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-wire. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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