spinning

Example Sentences

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He stood alone on top of a giant dome, far from the crowd, while lights made it appear like a planet was spinning under his feet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Denford’s mission is to interrupt the spinning vortex of negativity in which the world is caught by redirecting our energy instead of contributing one more fiery rebuttal to sexist idiocy.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

A spinning top near $15 the week ending April 11, 2025, indicated that selling pressure was abating.

From Barron's • 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

Hadel sat at a spinning wheel, and piled at her feet were skeins of threads in colors that no dye could make.

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