spinning

Example Sentences

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“Philadelphia’s Been Good to Me” is so loose and shaggy it risks spinning off into tedium, but Mr. Vile’s playing keeps it on track.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Its axis slowly wobbles over time like a spinning top, a movement known as axial precession.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

More recently, spinning tops in December 2025 caused the stock to pause once again near resistance.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

“By spinning off the associations, the banks segmented that risk and protected themselves from it,” McPherson said.

From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026

Gran never told me my mother was from Yonder, and she didn’t tell me about the spinning until I found the wheel.

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