Example Sentences

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By the third week, feelings of hunger give way almost entirely to pain, which has coiled itself around the whole body and melts into their perception of time, place and themselves.

From Salon • May 1, 2025

I saw you slay the tiger to-night; but you cannot kill the serpent of degeneration which has coiled around your people.

From The Scarlet Banner by Dahn, Felix

Look, Ellen, how it has coiled itself into a thorny ball!

From Our Village by Mitford, Mary Russell

Before, all was bright and luminous, with beautiful aspirations; but from that time suspense has coiled around me, hope has flared up, blinked, and almost died out.

From Phemie Frost's Experiences by Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)