stunt work

collocation in English

meaningsofstuntandwork

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stunt
noun[C]
uk
/stʌnt/us
/stʌnt/
an exciting action, usually in a film, that is dangerous or appears dangerous and usually needs to be done by ...
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work
noun
uk
/wɜːk/us
/wɝːk/
an activity, such as a job, that a person uses physical or mental effort to do, usually ...
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(Definition ofstuntandworkfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofstunt work

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The fact is that parties are apt to spend a great deal too much instuntworkduring an election.
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As a working actress she pursuedstuntworkin both film and television.
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Because no stunt women could be found to match her size, she learned to do all her ownstuntwork.
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The injury would be aggravated by hisstuntworkin each successive film, ultimately leading to his retirement from film making.
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Three were used forstuntworkthe fourth was for closeups, etc.
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Pal went through his paces with enthusiasm, rarely required multiple retakes, and did his ownstuntwork.
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He retired fromstuntworkin 1981, and from acting in 1989.
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Thestuntworkthey pioneered is still state of the art and continues to inspire wing walkers around the world.
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He invented all the gadgets that madestuntworkeasier.
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He first appeared in silent motion pictures in 1923 and in addition to acting also didstuntwork.
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The three sons were involved with acting, directing, orstuntworkfor motion pictures and television.
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Rouass does not participate in anystuntwork, but does appear in a lot of passionate scenes.
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Whether you can get past the absurdity of the storyline, you can't really deny that it has stunningstuntworkand lots of action.
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This film focuses largely onstuntworkgone wrong, as well as death in sports.
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Soon, the events see the performers reciting dramatic monologues more often than engaging in wrestling andstuntwork.
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There is an inherent risk in the performance of allstuntwork.
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She stated in interviews that the role required a little acting and somestuntwork.
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Stuntworkwas done mainly by the cast.
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Orr also did occasionalstuntworkin films.
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