Example Sentences

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If I knew how tiny Limgrave and Caelid would turn out to be when I got started, my character would have curled up in a ball and cried.

From The Verge • Apr. 4, 2022

Instead, I have curled around the books of my youth — “The Chronicles of Narnia,” “The Dark is Rising” series; all the Joan Aikens, E. Nesbits and Laura Ingalls Wilders.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2020

“Karen could have curled up in a ball and hidden away,” said Ms. Schachtner, the medical examiner.

From New York Times • Feb. 11, 2014

This jadedness could easily have curled into full-on repulsion by Saturday evening when the Cheeky Girls turned up to a predictable fanfare that was deemed acceptable because it was ironic.

From The Guardian • Jun. 28, 2010

I realize that both of my hands have curled into tight fists and Mrs. Silver is looking at them.

From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt