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
With her electric green eyes, corkscrew hair and husky contralto voice, Dame Cleo became the most recognisable British jazz singer in history.
From BBC • Jul. 25, 2025
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
Others are just attention-grabbing oddballs, like Golden Curls, a corkscrew willow with twisted yellow stems.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 6, 2024
She hands him a corkscrew and asks him to open the bottle he’s brought, to pour himself a glass.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
