How to Use figure skate in a Sentence

figure skate

noun
  • The five other jumps take off backward and can be launched from the figure skate blade’s distinctive toe pick or from either of its two edges.
    Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The Park District offers its own figure skate rentals and is adding hockey skate rental options as part of the upgrades.
    Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Beginners should gravitate toward a figure skate, since the longer blade is better for stability.
    Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2026
  • In the summer, strolling and biking along the four reservoirs completely reset my nervous system; in the winter, the water becomes a frozen playground where people of all ages build snowmen and figure skate to their heart’s content.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Glenn will become the first out woman to figure skate at an Olympics, according to Outsports, a website that has tracked LGBTQ athletes since 1999.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Glenn will become the first out woman to figure skate at an Olympics, according to Outsports, a website that has tracked LGBTQ athletes since 1999.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026

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