How to Use paragliding in a Sentence

paragliding

noun
  • The mountain is also home to disc golf, paragliding, zip lines, and more.
    — Paul Feinstein, Travel + Leisure, 11 Nov. 2021
  • Or, take to the sky for some paragliding, which is also popular at this location.
    — Adeline Duff, Travel + Leisure, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Or, take to the sky for some paragliding, which is also popular at this location.
    — Adeline Duff, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026
  • There's paragliding and incredible surf, poke and small-batch chocolate.
    — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2021
  • For a few years, Brown was involved in competitive paragliding.
    — Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Aug. 2021
  • For a few years, Brown was involved in competitive paragliding.
    — Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Aug. 2021
  • And where better to do it than Ölüdeniz, Turkey, one of the top places for paragliding?
    — Madison Flager, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The team race includes a run up a mountain, a paragliding section, a biking section and a kayaking section.
    — CBS News, 24 Oct. 2022
  • Metadata indicates those tests took place months before the paragliding montages took place.
    — Paul P. Murphy, CNN, 12 Oct. 2023
  • In the summer, adrenaline junkies flock here for kayaking, white-water rafting and paragliding.
    — Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2019
  • There's hiking, mountain biking, paragliding, and scuba diving with sharks.
    — Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2018
  • Skyscrapers compete for the best views of thrill-seekers paragliding from the Miraflores cliffs and surfing world class breaks.
    — Megan Wood, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2021
  • Due to the high speeds reached during paragliding, Carter and Sherpa worked ahead of time to figure out the best possible route down.
    — Lilit Marcus, CNN, 13 June 2022
  • The family often skied, scuba-dived, went paragliding and played roller hockey together.
    — Kaila White, USA TODAY, 3 May 2017
  • This was evident at the beginning of Wednesday's episode when Leticia had fears about paragliding.
    — Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Check another Bay Area paragliding site in Milpitas.
    — Ray Chavez, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Tragedy found her again in 2004 when her husband, Reese Martin, died in a paragliding accident.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, kansascity, 1 June 2018
  • Their tropical adventure included paragliding and plenty of beach time.
    — Emily Krauser, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Purja wrote on Instagram that the paragliding flights are part of a wider push to see whether the activity could become a tourism draw for the company.
    — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Jorge Atramiz is a professional paragliding pilot and photographer who has been flying in Hawaii for the past ten years.
    — Jesse Ryan, USA TODAY, 9 May 2017
  • Popular water activities and sports like surfing, kite surfing and paragliding have brought more people into the water over the past few decades.
    — Jennifer Calfas, WSJ, 25 Jan. 2022
  • Although Santacroce created the program six years ago, he's been a full-time paragliding professional for nearly three decades.
    — Daniella Genovese, Fox News, 30 Aug. 2021
  • The towers, the site of several arrests and paragliding attempts, have vexed public officials who have tried to stop taggers from adding their own touches to the structures.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
  • Take in aerial views of the mountains and lakes surrounding Interlaken by paragliding or skydiving.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2025
  • Her husband died in a paragliding accident in 2004, Rock and Ice reported.
    — Meagan Flynn, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2018
  • From paragliding in Turkey to watching the Olympics opening ceremony, these are the activities that stuck with us.
    — Madison Flager, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve has hiking trails and paragliding.
    — USA Today, 5 Apr. 2021
  • From paragliding in Turkey to watching the Olympics opening ceremony, these are the activities that stuck with us.
    — Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Jan. 2026
  • From paragliding over the canyon’s staggering cliffs to white-water rafting on the Río Suárez, there is adrenaline and contrast in every corner.
    — Jeaninne Sanz, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2025
  • The air sport, similar to paragliding, combines elements of parachute swooping to allow people to fly at high speeds down mountainsides while maintaining close to the slope.
    — Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019

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