curl up
Example Sentences
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Every few seconds, he curled up inside, then climbed back out to wrestle with the flapping tarp.
From Salon
More recently, he was caught curled up asleep on his own heating pad.
From Los Angeles Times
Less than a day after an exhausting six-and-a-half hour, 18-inning victory over the Toronto Blue Jays, the Dodgers curled up in the corner with a cold washcloth while the Jays smothered them with it.
From Los Angeles Times
After a long day, I find myself wishing I could curl up with French onion soup or tuck into a perfectly pink steak frites.
From Salon
On a cold September morning, Jamie Smart discovered an orb-weaver spider curled up inside its silken hideaway.
From BBC
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