coil

Example Sentences

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The tubing, normally coiled on the hook of the trolley the tank sits in, spills out into a pile on the floor beside him.

From Literature

I have seen it myself: their hazy ghost bodies slithering into the glowing blue, eager to coil up and rest, untouched and unbothered for eternity.

From Literature

Carroll couldn’t quite believe they managed to keep Vance’s departure from this mortal coil under wraps.

From Los Angeles Times

The beaches are empty, and he can concentrate on the beeping in his bulbous yellow headphones, which grows louder as the coil gets closer to metal.

From The Wall Street Journal

Suddenly in the dark something wet and sticky coiled around my face.

From Literature