Example Sentences

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I had secured my story through sources, not from him direct, so to hear him on the phone was a relief as that back page was now whirling around a press.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

The director typically makes it into a carnival ride, a whirling montage that turns smoke-choked ’70s Vegas into heaven.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

There’s no rest for the whirling visuals, but Jon M. Chu’s follow-up to “Wicked” works when it stops to admire the powerhouse duo of Cynthia Erivo and the hilarious Ariana Grande.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025

The giants spin and bob along the route, their long skirts whirling over the crowd.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

The hen’s reproachful eyes followed us as we ran around the bush, her body aflutter, her head whirling on her body until it seemed that she would screw herself into the ground.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago