Example Sentences

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From the point of view of an outside observer, the Moon moves in a spiraling motion as a result.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

In reality, most of us are trying to answer the same question everyone else is: How do you feed yourself well without financially spiraling in the produce aisle?

From Salon • May 22, 2026

Institutional consolidation and retreat, spiraling costs, technological upheaval — they all add to a creeping sense that an era is over, and worse is coming.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

While central banks sometimes see pronounced increases in energy costs as temporary, they can grow more concerned if price pressures spread to more persistent forms of second-round inflation via, for instance, spiraling wage costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

She stopped to catch her breath on the wide avenue where the spiraling mansions of Park Slope met the edge of Prospect Park.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older