twirled

Example Sentences

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After each song ended, another woman looked to him eagerly, hoping for her turn to be twirled on the floor.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Clad in a black leather trench coat, the 42-year-old dictator twirled a cigarette as he reviewed lines of factory employees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Dancing to drums in downtown Yangon, the crowd of nationalist activists and saffron-robed monks twirled miniature national flags and toted banners denying accusations of ethnic cleansing being levelled at The Hague.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

Their appearance was a sensation – combining sheer technical skill with a thrilling joie de vivre, as they span their double basses, twirled their trumpets and clattered their cowbells, all while clad in Venezuelan-flag jackets.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025

I am Maeve, I thought, remembering the day I had twirled over the rocks singing, with nothing to worry about, with Maggie still home and the potatoes growing green in the field.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff