Example Sentences

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Usually this contraction would speed up the star’s spin, just as figure skaters will twirl faster when they pull their arms in.

From Scientific American • Jun. 16, 2023

At Carnival, waiters will twirl trays on their heads to entertain.

From Time Magazine Archive

As a gesture of good will, she is now also instructing Japanese policewomen, who will twirl with the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Band.

From Time Magazine Archive

She will twirl her toes to the empty seats and throw her kisses into unresponsive space.

From The Strollers by Fisher, Harrison

And if there is nothing else to be done, a man will twirl his thumbs or beat the devil's tattoo; or a cigar may be a welcome substitute for exercising his brains.

From The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer: the Wisdom of Life by Saunders, T. Bailey (Thomas Bailey)