tendrils

Example Sentences

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Through a veil of dark hair tendrils, Audrey Cymone stares intensely into the darkened room.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025

Watching the “Russian Doll” hologram, we hear green tendrils of Stravinsky’s “Le Sacre du printemps” in the musical mix.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 1, 2025

There are still tendrils of pleasure and joy left on the internet, sure.

From Slate • Jun. 20, 2025

Gently and assuredly we understand the way choices seeded in the past wind their tendrils through the life of generations not yet born.

From Salon • Aug. 23, 2024

Gherland thought as they walked, tendrils of worry curling around his heart, cinching into a hard, tight knot.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill