high wire

Speech parts

1. high wire - Noun

2. high wire - Adjective

Meaning

a tightrope very high above the ground

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high-wire

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Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mound the high wire. This is your moment. Own it. Oprah Winfrey

Historically, musicians know what it is like to be outside the norm - walking the high wire without a safety net. Our experience is not so different from those who march to the beat of different drummers. Billy Joel

The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. Oprah Winfrey

Constantly risking absurdity and death whenever he performs above the heads of his audience, the poet, like an acrobat, climbs on rhyme to a high wire of his own making. Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Acting is like a high wire act. Your margin for error is very slim. Christine Baranski

Acting still rings my bell as much as it did in high school. Plus, I can now indulge my interests as a producer as well. My work is more fun than fun but, best of all, it's still very scary. You are always walking some kind of high wire. Tom Hanks

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