Example Sentences

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Adding to the problems that Brockway caused for the Vikings was her unique corkscrewing serve.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2022

Crafting Amy and The Doctor's corkscrewing timeline was terrific practice to adapt this book – which Moffat recently told critics inspired the acclaimed "Doctor Who" episode "The Girl in the Fireplace."

From Salon • May 15, 2022

Tonally, it’s raw and serrated, with Steve Hanley’s corkscrewing bass lines as twisting and piercing as Smith’s venomous and intractable vocals.

From The Guardian • Mar. 25, 2020

Coltrane by then had nearly exhausted his fascination with corkscrewing harmonic changes, and the group found its identity in a more rooted, incantatory sound, influenced by music traditions from across the globe.

From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2020

The girl’s voice was corkscrewing right to the middle of her headache.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer