coiling

Example Sentences

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All of it is held together via a coiling design that feels full of movement.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

Such coiling action often resolves in an explosive move.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

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

One of the women was embroidering a wedding sari, coiling gold thread along its borders and fastening it with the tiniest stitches imaginable.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan