spinning

Example Sentences

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According to the Sydney Morning Herald, which cited unidentified police sources in its reporting, there were spinning air ducts recently fitted to the shipping container, a job likely to require more than one person.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

"It will also be interesting to see how this finding may be applied to assist fiber spinning and other applications that use viscous liquids."

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

TAE creates something like a smoke ring of plasma and aims high-powered neutral particle beams at it to heat and stabilize it, spinning the plasma, like keeping a toy top in motion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

The artist who goes only by the mononym Naoshi is a master at spinning tiny grains of sand into something grand.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

I was so happy at the thought, I almost forgot about everything else—the spinning, the gold, the rumpel, and Opal’s promise to me.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff