curly

Example Sentences

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Carlos showed up for Round One looking like Curly Howard–though the cut has grown out and improved over the two week tournament.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 7, 2025

Farther north in Crescent City, a man named Tom Wyllie built the 36-room Curly Redwood Lodge out of a single redwood tree in 1957.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025

The six Super Bowl wins tie Belichick with pre-merger mentors Halas and Curly Lambeau for the most NFL championships.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2024

The song was composed in 1964 by Claude "Curly" Putnam, an American songwriter who grew up in northern Alabama, just over 100 miles from Nashville, Tennessee, the beating heart of country music in the US.

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2023

Curly was dumbstruck when he opened the door of the trailer.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen