hairpin

Example Sentences

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The Carlisle gems were found along with more than 700 items, including 105 glass beads, pottery, weapons, coins, clay figures, animal bones, tiles stamped with the imperial mark and some 100 hairpins.

From New York Times

While the orchestra couldn’t quite match Trifonov’s hairpin turns of attack, they were shoulder to shoulder with him in their mood and color.

From New York Times

I would always think, "That's such a hairpin turn. That is not going to work."

From Salon

The main pleasure of “Hang the Moon” is the hairpin twists and turns of its plot, so let’s say no more about that.

From Washington Post

The cast, unsurprisingly, is the film’s ace up its sleeve, especially Moore and Middleton, each of whom is riveting to watch, in different ways, as their characters negotiate hairpin plot turns and twists of fate.

From Washington Post