Example Sentences

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If I were spinning at a bar, club or flea market, I’d likely ease into my set with more chill songs before getting into bangers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Wales were spinning like tops in defence, chasing back after 16 line-breaks.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

Yet the two black holes involved in GW231123 were spinning near the speed of light -- the fastest ever observed -- making such a scenario improbable.

From Science Daily • Nov. 11, 2025

I profiled Palihapitiya back in November 2020, just as some of his SPACs were spinning up.

From Slate • Aug. 24, 2023

I nodded, but the wheels in my head were spinning.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss