How to Use whirl in a Sentence
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The room echoes with claps and shouts as a troupe whirls around me.
—Jenna Scatena, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Dec. 2019
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Yet again and again, these athletes whirl through the air and land with grace.
—Tom Avril, Philly.com, 7 Feb. 2018
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The garlic and ginger can be minced, crushed or, again, whirled to a paste.
—James P. Dewan, chicagotribune.com, 21 Oct. 2019
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Air whirled in through two gills in the plastic windows.
—Karan Mahajan, The New Republic, 26 Mar. 2018
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The fan whirled above my head, still on high from when it was set for the afternoon heat.
—Janice Gary, Longreads, 18 Apr. 2018
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The salad spinner, still since June, now thinks it’s a whirling dervish.
—Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2019
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For the kids, or the kid in you, why not whirl up a little strawberry milk?
—Samantha Cassetty, NBC News, 26 May 2018
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That means the saw is whirling again — just inches from Barnett's toes.
—Steve Kraske, kansascity, 28 June 2018
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These paramecia are like little fuzzy green blobs that whirl around in the petri dish.
—Quanta Magazine, 19 Dec. 2022
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Flecks of his cigarette ash and bits of fiber from the nets whirled together in the wind.
—Vivian Yee, New York Times, 3 July 2023
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The momentum builds; saris begin whirling off the shelves.
—Meara Sharma, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2019
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For them, the whirling dance symbolizes pure love — a return to the divine.
—Erin Cunningham, Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2018
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The grizzly whirled and swiped with a paw, but the wolverine was already racing around to one side.
—National Geographic, 11 July 2019
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The whirling rhythms, queasy counterpoints and piercing cries of the E-flat clarinet take the listener to the brink of the abyss.
—John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, 18 May 2018
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This wasn’t spread pick-and-roll and whirling dervish in transition and making plays.
—Manny Navarro, miamiherald, 9 Jan. 2018
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Bruins coach Chip Kelly whirled on the sideline and made the call to go for it, with nothing to lose.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2019
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The barrel of the bat whirled through the air in the same direction, and Semien had to duck under the jagged wood after fielding the ball.
—Dan Arritt/correspondent, The Mercury News, 28 June 2019
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As the rest of the field dodged Almirola’s whirling car, Dillon built himself a cushion.
—Brendan Marks, charlotteobserver, 19 Feb. 2018
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The teenager is monologuing beside me, her hands whirling in the air.
—Hazlitt, 15 Sep. 2022
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Use the list below to whirl some joy into your weeknight meals.
—Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appétit, 28 Jan. 2023
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Cain, weeping quietly, waved to the crowd, then pulled off his hat and whirled it into the stands.
—Stephanie Apstein, SI.com, 1 Oct. 2017
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Their out-of-the-blue split left fans whirling, something Moore understands.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 30 Oct. 2019
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And a corps of hallucinogenic poppies that whirl around the stage.
—David Lyman, Cincinnati.com, 21 Oct. 2019
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Ries is a whirling dervish of the startup and innovation world.
—Adam Lashinsky, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2018
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Bruno Frisoni found a tall fez in a collection forming a stylish tablescape and spent most of the evening whirling like a dervish in it.
—Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2019
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Sitting in the booth one night, Pendarvis is a whirling dervish fueled by Classic Coke and Kools.
—Rodney Ho, ajc, 29 Mar. 2023
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The fire whirls start in a 12-foot tall glass cylinder about four feet in diameter.
—Jayme Moye, Popular Mechanics, 30 Jan. 2020
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Zola whirled in a plastic blue kiddie pool as the water splashed up around him.
—Shayla Love, Scientific American, 28 Mar. 2023
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With the Italian lunch hour whirling around us, we are cradled in a confessional safe haven.
—Kristina Kasparian, Longreads, 6 Feb. 2024
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The girl courageously bends down, grabs hold of the snake's tail, and, to save her guinea pig, begins whirling the reptile in a circle in an attempt to get the snake to drop her pet.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 31 Jan. 2024
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Stop in for a drink at the bar, or just take a whirl around the lobby.
—Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2024
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Shouting over the whirl of a loud motor is a thing of the past.
—Popular Mechanics, 16 July 2021
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Here are a few picks from us, so give you can give the trend a whirl.
—Kaitlin Menza, House Beautiful, 6 Nov. 2019
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Give someone else a whirl in the stylists’ chair, Meghan.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2021
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Up to one side is the whirl’s edge, open sky, a brilliant moon.
—Anthony Lydgate, WIRED, 6 Sep. 2022
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Or feel free to give it a whirl on your own to make a yummy drink.
—Isis Briones, House Beautiful, 21 Dec. 2022
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The crowd then came unglued for an extended tilt-a-whirl on The Miz.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 11 Apr. 2021
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Just give the wheel a whirl, and you'll be served up a What to Watch suggestion.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 21 Sep. 2021
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Sach acquires a head for numbers and leads the gang on a roulette whirl.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2019
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In a whirl of races and scandals and a blur of tears, happy and sad, the Olympics slipped from summer to fall.
—Steve Wilstein, Star Tribune, 11 Aug. 2020
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En route from front to back, diners pass a semi-open kitchen and a whirl of cooks.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2023
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Bill Belichick, creative and crafty, once had Tebow in for a whirl.
—Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 4 May 2021
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Give the viral Kahi balm a whirl or Thank You Farmer's for a dose of hydration on the go.
—Sarah Han, Allure, 12 Oct. 2023
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Olympic debut in 2014, he was caught up in whirl of celebrity.
—David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Feb. 2022
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Like the girl in the song, everyone wants to give the Bananas a whirl these days, or to be whirled by the Bananas.
—Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic, 3 July 2022
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The pandemic brought the whirl of the culture industry to a halt.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 17 June 2020
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The pit in front of the stage transforms into a whirl of boots skanking to the beat and harmonic horns.
—Heather Augustyn, Spin, 10 Oct. 2023
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The crunch is akin to snack mix; my brain initially bucks at the whirl of flavors but then wants more.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2021
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After promising rock ‘n roll, the rest of the teaser is a whirl of teenagers having a good time.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 June 2023
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Think of it as a whirl of happy hours on steroids, often with a check attached.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 12 Jan. 2024
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The river is veiled with mist, and the water foams and whirls with driftwoods after a heavy rain.
—John Branch Adam Stoltman, New York Times, 14 July 2023
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Exotic spices, too, and a sweet whirl of caramel, toffee, and fudge.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 30 Apr. 2021
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Despite the youth factor, the Subtexters gave it a whirl.
—Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 12 May 2022
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One sits in a whirl at one’s desk thinking of drawing, writing, walking in the woods.
—Patricia Highsmith, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2021
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Days later, in a whirl of grief, Evans laid eyes on Johnson for the first time, in a Denver courtroom.
—Lynnell Hancock, The New Republic, 23 Nov. 2021
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One large whirl captured by an infrared camera shows a thin tendril snaking high above the rest of the flames.
—Lila Seidman, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Aug. 2021
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Steamy drinks include the B.B. Caramel-Nog, a hedonistic whirl of boozes, cream and spices.
—Robin Soslow, Chron, 14 Dec. 2021
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The model's fourth pregnancy has been a whirl of emotions even with the food aversions.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 13 Oct. 2022
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The blaze generated a massive fire whirl over the weekend that sent smoke and flames aloft.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2021
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Not every golfer is willing to try out a new caddie in the heat of competition, but Tiger Woods is giving it a whirl.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2023
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