coil

Example Sentences

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“They’ll coil up into a striking position and if you give them a wide berth they won’t chase you down the trail.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

You have to strain to see him, way up there, high above this mortal coil.

From Slate • Feb. 16, 2026

This torque travels along the strand, causing sections outside the pore to coil into plectonemes.

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026

North Star represents nearly 4% of total annual U.S. domestic hot-rolled coil production, according to BlueScope.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

He must have rolled all of the clay into one long pink coil and looped it once, twice around his shoulders like a circus performer's boa.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez