curl
Example Sentences
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Maslany: My instinct is to curl into a ball and pretend it never happened.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
As this strain is released, the layers peel apart and curl into tight scrolls.
From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026
Today, there are alarms that turn off when would-be snoozers shoot a fake gun at a target or curl a small dumbbell.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
Eight men sliding 16 stones down an ice sheet to the soundtrack of clunking granite, furious sweeping and hollered commands of "hard" and "curl".
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026
Axel takes his iPad to the corner of the couch, lets Ray curl up next to him in the now-quiet house.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
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