Example Sentences

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“The attorney really came out of him,” said Jared Allen, a former NFL player who has curled with Ruohonen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

The standard ratio has curled upward and is now on a sell signal.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026

But now, at last, it seems the wish will be granted, and somewhere at San Francisco headquarters, the finger of an old monkey’s paw has curled.

From Slate • Sep. 2, 2022

More recently, the artist has curled the sheaves of what appear to be sample books into gentle arcs or, in one case, serpentine coils.

From Washington Post • Sep. 27, 2018

My hair has curled back up at the ends, and it’s itching my neck.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison