corkscrew

Example Sentences

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She is a fashionable woman, with corkscrew curls coming down in front of her ears.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

It could be a long, slow descent with the lights out on an RAF jet, or a rapid, corkscrew down in a C-130 transport plane.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

In fact, the French more or less conquered Southern California, not by the bayonet but by the corkscrew.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2025

Another reason to read the book: It boasts a surprise ending with a deliciously complex corkscrew conundrum.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 4, 2024

They laughed and joked as they went down to the first twist of the great stair that ran through Heorot like a corkscrew.

From "Beowulf: A New Telling" by Robert Nye