Example Sentences

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Twirling and flying hand fans, catchy Lord of the Rings references, and 20 blue papier-mâché balloons.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 13, 2023

Twirling around them are pole beans, and at their feet are the fat, dark fan-shaped leaves of local pumpkin, together with their blossoms.

From Scientific American • Sep. 22, 2021

Twirling the satin ribbon — nearly 20 feet long — requires keeping their wrists in constant motion, for instance.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2021

Twirling above a strip of land at the mouth of Rotterdam’s harbor is a wind turbine so large it is difficult to photograph.

From New York Times • Jan. 1, 2021

Twirling it between his fingers for a moment, he tucked it into the top buttonhole of his shirt.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee