How to Use BASE jumping in a Sentence

BASE jumping

noun
  • Others might have had BASE jumping on their bucket list.
    — Maya Silver, Outside, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Since the start of the shutdown, there have been three reported and documented BASE jumping complaints, which remain under active investigation.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
  • At the time of Potter’s death, BASE jumping and wingsuiting were banned by the National Park Service due to the associated risks.
    — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
  • On the third Saturday in October every year, the bridge is closed to vehicle traffic for the annual Bridge Day BASE jumping and rappelling event.
    — Zach Wichter, USA Today, 1 May 2026
  • Amid the apparent staffing shortages, some parkgoers have been BASE jumping at Yosemite during the shutdown, though the recreational sport is generally prohibited at national parks.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Lewis was the owner of BASE Jump Moab, a BASE jumping company in Utah, and Moab Swingers, a rope swing in Utah.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 16 June 2026
  • But an unofficial online fatality list hosted on the site BASEaddict records just 527 total BASE jumping deaths around the world in the past 44 years.
    — Owen Clarke, Outside, 13 Oct. 2025
  • According to multiple reports and posts on social media, people have entered sections of the park without a permit, camped illegally and taken part in unpermitted BASE jumping as lawmakers' standoff over policy and funding enters its third week.
    — Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Established in late 2020 as the nation’s newest national park, New River Gorge is renowned for whitewater sports, hiking and mountain biking, and Bridge Day BASE jumping from the humongous New River Gorge Bridge.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 May 2026

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