coil

Roll it out cinnamon-roll style, spread with cream cheese, Parmesan, herbs and hot giardiniera, then coil, slice and nestle the spirals together in a buttered skillet.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

Graham shuttles off this mortal coil with no such vindication.

From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026

And, while it would be easier for you to slip this mortal coil and leave your assets in the hands of your sons to do with that money as they please, it’s your money.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026

On the slithering “Naraka,” a mass of voices come together in a chant while a dense tangle of electronics coil around them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026

There was a life-buoy, a pair of sweeps, a coil of rope.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

On Independence Day 1826, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson—former presidents who had been great friends, then bitter enemies, then friends again—shuffled off their mortal coils within hours of each other.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

The coils on the back of the fridge cool the refrigerant liquid, so if they are dirty or blocked the fridge will not work as well in hot weather.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

He estimates the tune-up can help a household save up to 15% on an electric bill, “especially if coils are dirty and airflow is restricted,” Rogers said.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026

The review identified multiple cancer causing substances in e-cigarette aerosols, including volatile organic compounds and metals released by heating coils.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 21, 2026

The iron was contorting, twisting itself out of the abstract curls and coils into a frightening face, which spoke in a clanging, echoing voice: “State your purpose!”

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

When officers finally acted, they pulled only half the hose out, leaving the rest coiled inside the cabinet, and stood there baffled as to why the water wouldn’t flow.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

Current theories suggest that magnetic energy builds up as the Sun's magnetic field lines become twisted and coiled -- similar to the mechanical energy stored in a tightly coiled metal spring.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026

“They’re being pressed like a coiled spring, and one day this coiled spring will break.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026

"It's the history, the quirkiness, the layout of the arena, how close the spectators are. It's everything," says Crucible MC Rob Walker, a coiled spring each April.

From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026

Håkon slithered up and coiled again, tucking his legs inside the coil so he just looked like an enormous red zmeyok.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

Such coiling action often resolves in an explosive move.

From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026

Suddenly, the form of the coiling serpent dangling from the tree by her head is seen to match the shape of her own spiraling hair, which is directly adjacent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2024

The study suggests that the development of the coiling and grasping trunk in Platybelodon allowed this group to survive in greater numbers in their open environments.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 28, 2023

Behind where they sat, I could see the 20-foot border wall with coiling razor wire on top.

From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2023

Then above me a dark shadow loomed over the coiling rope, against the starry sky.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck