coil

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

You have to strain to see him, way up there, high above this mortal coil.

From Slate • Feb. 16, 2026

This torque travels along the strand, causing sections outside the pore to coil into plectonemes.

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026

"Maybe, by the time I shuffle off this mortal coil, there might be a little more awareness… of the need to bring things back together again," he says.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

Håkon slithered up and coiled again, tucking his legs inside the coil so he just looked like an enormous red zmeyok.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack