1
a
: green forest vegetation especially when forming cover or providing food for deer
b
: the right or privilege (as in England) of cutting living wood or sometimes of pasturing animals in a forest
2
: the heraldic color green
Examples of vert in a Sentence
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Erik Morse, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2023
In addition to the traditional lineup—skateboard park, street, street best trick, vert and vert best trick; BMX park, park best trick, street, dirt and dirt best trick; Moto X best trick, quarterpipe high air and best whip—there will be new sport disciplines and new sport demos joining the slate.
—Michelle Bruton, Forbes, 3 May 2023
Nelson came out fearless, flying across the vert course and leaving fans enamored by her talent.
—Anthony Gharib, USA TODAY, 23 July 2023
There’s competition skating, there’s vert skating, there’s street skating, and there’s training skating.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2023
Advocating for the continued success of vert has become Hawk’s driving focus.
—Michelle Bruton, Forbes, 3 May 2023
Back in the day, BMX racing, wheelies, jumping over garbage cans, your friends’ bikes or brave local kids (not advised) was a thing; today, BMX riders perform physics-defying tricks off vert ramps and all else, spinning their bodies and bikes like whirling dervishes.
—Bill Roberson, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2023
No vert?
—Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 24 Feb. 2015
The name Vermont itself comes from the French words vert, meaning green, and mont, meaning mountain.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2023
Noun
With skateboarding, everything up to that point had been Bones Brigade—like, California vert skating, more corporate.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2023
In addition to the traditional lineup—skateboard park, street, street best trick, vert and vert best trick; BMX park, park best trick, street, dirt and dirt best trick; Moto X best trick, quarterpipe high air and best whip—there will be new sport disciplines and new sport demos joining the slate.
—Michelle Bruton, Forbes, 3 May 2023
Nelson came out fearless, flying across the vert course and leaving fans enamored by her talent.
—Anthony Gharib, USA TODAY, 23 July 2023
There’s competition skating, there’s vert skating, there’s street skating, and there’s training skating.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2023
Advocating for the continued success of vert has become Hawk’s driving focus.
—Michelle Bruton, Forbes, 3 May 2023
Back in the day, BMX racing, wheelies, jumping over garbage cans, your friends’ bikes or brave local kids (not advised) was a thing; today, BMX riders perform physics-defying tricks off vert ramps and all else, spinning their bodies and bikes like whirling dervishes.
—Bill Roberson, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2023
No vert?
—Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 24 Feb. 2015
The name Vermont itself comes from the French words vert, meaning green, and mont, meaning mountain.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2023
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“Vert.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vert. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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