Example Sentences

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A controversy is swirling at a Texas university.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

Another batch of storms is swirling near Texas at the moment and could form into a tropical depression, according to forecasts from the National Hurricane Center.

From Slate • Jun. 17, 2024

In fluid dynamics, a Kármán vortex is swirling currents that form behind an object moving through a fluid.

From Science Daily • Nov. 6, 2023

Ahead of the system, comparatively mild, more humid air is swirling north, with chillier Canadian air crashing south in its wake.

From Washington Post • Nov. 25, 2022

The writing is swirling and faded and difficult to read, but it’s clear what we’re looking at.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler