How to Use unicycle in a Sentence

unicycle

noun
  • One young man rode a unicycle, children drew chalk hearts in the street and young women jumped rope.
    — Janet McConnaughey, The Denver Post, 19 May 2017
  • Whoever took that unicycle is going to have a rough time of it.
    — Gentry Estes, The Courier-Journal, 1 Feb. 2018
  • In his youth, Dempsey joined a vaudeville troupe and rode a unicycle while juggling.
    — Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Rong Niu travels the country flipping bowls from her foot to her head from a unicycle.
    — Ben Flanagan | [email protected], al, 3 Mar. 2022
  • Duchamp was the spirit of the avant-garde wheeling through history on a squeaky unicycle.
    — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Another man was hauling his unicycle up the peaks and attempting to ride around on the top of each one.
    — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 22 Aug. 2022
  • In the show, Williams repeats his world record feat of the highest unicycle ride at 34½ feet.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Ryan Dao started using an electric unicycle last year to cut down on his commute time.
    — Seattle Sketcher Gabriel Campanario, The Seattle Times, 12 Jan. 2018
  • Biking on rough terrain can be quite challenging for most … but not for this man who rides his unicycle on steep mountains.
    — Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Crazy Horse, who played rugby in college, twice dove from his unicycle to the asphalt to score touchdowns.
    — Sol Neelman, WIRED, 10 Apr. 2012
  • From a first-grade reading contest, to being the first to get in line, to learning how to ride a unicycle before a best friend could.
    — Anthony Mendoza, Orange County Register, 15 June 2017
  • Martin has elicited laughs onstage with a sketch pad and a magic marker, with a guitar, with a unicycle, even.
    — Michael K. McIntyre, cleveland.com, 18 Oct. 2017
  • But there were other cases where the electric unicycle had been exploding and catching fire.
    — The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Watching a woman who makes breastfeeding look easy is like watching someone ride a unicycle.
    — Elisabeth Egan, Glamour, 24 July 2018
  • But more niche electric transport modes like electric unicycles have also gotten a hearty welcome here.
    — Taylor Kate Brown, SFChronicle.com, 24 June 2019
  • Mattress rides down the large entrance staircase were common as was fire twirling, juggling and unicycle riding.
    — Holly Yeo, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
  • On racks behind the school, there are enough bicycles, unicycles and inline skates for every student.
    — Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2023
  • However, in the long run, getting your finances in order may be a better use of time than learning how to ride a unicycle.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Dec. 2023
  • The relentless assault moves from rowboat to unicycle to biplane.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 8 June 2020
  • One study found that participants were half as likely to notice a clown on a unicycle — a cheeky touch — while walking and talking on a phone.
    — Markham Heid, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Rick Madeira has taken to riding his electric unicycle to work, saving on gas and cutting his commute time in the process.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 25 Mar. 2022
  • In the third video, a drone demonstration terminated in flames, and in the fourth, a man took a tumble from a unicycle while chugging a beer.
    — Jamie Lauren Keiles, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2016
  • But so do plenty of neighborhoods, so check your street for kids on bikes and Uncle Sam riding a unicycle.
    — Alyson Ward, Houston Chronicle, 3 July 2018
  • San Franciscans had taken over many miles of streets on foot, bicycles, scooters, roller skates and even a unicycle or two.
    — Heather Knight, SFChronicle.com, 14 Aug. 2020
  • People have ascended them on unicycles, climbed them while wearing high heels, and while pushing peanuts with prongs attached to their foreheads.
    — Outside, 25 Sep. 2025
  • In another video, a Waymo car is filmed driving on the wrong side of the street while being swarmed by a pack of electric unicycle riders.
    — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 14 May 2024
  • As cool as machines like the U3-X above might be, commuting on a unicycle might not work for everyone.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 22 Apr. 2011
  • The agent is offering a $2,000 reward for the safe return of the unicycle, no questions asked.
    — Joey Morona, cleveland.com, 1 Feb. 2018
  • The rider of the electric unicycle was taken to the hospital with moderate injuries.
    — Jose Fabian, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
  • These performers on the outdoor mall put on acts that range from juggling fire on a unicycle to magic tricks and playing musical instruments.
    — Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025

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