whirling

Example Sentences

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Skacel, the whirling dervish, in his pomp, skipping past defenders and rifling shots past goalkeepers, the little wonder tearing it up.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Distressing images thunder into her head uninvited, whirling around and around until she feels like she is drowning in them.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

I loved watching the fallen leaves billow up from the road in great whirling circles as I drove by.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

The arrival of “The Beast in Me” couldn’t be better timed, with the drama surrounding the release of the Epstein files whirling.

From Salon • Nov. 19, 2025

She made pinwheels of the whirling stars that had driven many a man mad.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez