tendril

Example Sentences

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A tendril of gold light trickled through Jeremy's mind, making him shiver.

From Literature

Their curious tendrils can crack the foundation of your house, and push up the pavement on your driveway.

From The Wall Street Journal

I just couldn’t imagine how that was going to create fire, but sure enough a tiny tendril of smoke suddenly erupted between the sticks.

From Literature

The smoke whips out in dark tendrils, choking me.

From Literature

But for anyone who’s tangled with an eating disorder — and the way its tendrils quietly siphon joy from even the simplest routines — it is something.

From Salon