spun

Example Sentences

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Spun out by Shane Warne after declaring on 551-6 in Adelaide in 2006.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025

“I don’t really understand what all the fuss is about,” said Daniela Neumann, managing director of Spun Gold TV, the London-based production company that created the idea and co-produced it with eOne.

From Washington Post • Jan. 30, 2023

There was a concerning moment in the one-mile race when the second favorite, Spun Intended, for trainer Mark Glatt was eased on the far turn, pulled up and jockey Mike Smith jumped off.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2023

Spun Intended was pulled up in front of the grandstand by jockey Mike Smith and vanned off.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 8, 2023

Spun with magic that Red insisted was dangerous.

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