Example Sentences
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Swirling breeze requires sharper footwork and Sabalenka was hindered by her poor court positioning.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Swirling dust, burning trees, thick smoke and drifting embers heighten the danger, while firsthand accounts layered emotional tension.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
Swirling with anguish and argument, tempered by practicality, it airs an often taboo topic with the authority of someone writing what he knows — all too gruesomely well.
From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2023
Swirling veils and drapery were added to the “Allegory of Inclination” some 70 years after Gentileschi painted the life-size female nude, believed to be a self-portrait, in 1616.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 13, 2022
Swirling over Tyson was a glowing green trident—the same symbol that had appeared above me the day Poseidon had claimed me as his son.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
