Example Sentences
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By that point, stock traders had moved away from using old-fashioned stock tickers and their endless spools of paper tape.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
The spools of thread Carrie unravels eventually end.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2025
Gone are the endless spools of film that collected in university commencement offices.
From Slate ● May 27, 2025
Starting a TV series with a shocking flash-forward is a tiresome and overused narrative device, but once the plot spools back and the series finds its groove, it is superb.
From BBC ● May 7, 2024
She had six copper pennies, five rocks, the geography book, and two spools of black thread—heavyweight No. 30.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
