Example Sentences

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After “Michael” finished, Patterson and other attendees strutted and twirled while the credits rolled.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

And McDonald twirled as Chiles landed on the mat to close her routine, earning a 9.950.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 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

He twirled the tiny blossom back and forth and waited for me to talk.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram