coiled
Example Sentences
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When officers finally acted, they pulled only half the hose out, leaving the rest coiled inside the cabinet, and stood there baffled as to why the water wouldn’t flow.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
“High Noon” begins with an atmospheric whistle on loan from a Sergio Leone film, and Georgia rapper Gunna trades verses with Shaboozey over a coiled trap beat tangled with slide guitar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Zidane, tracking the star-patterned leather like a skeet shooter, hips coiled, unloaded a gold-medal hit.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
Duvall’s coiled intensity was a key element in the first two “Godfather” movies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026
Penelope ran in a zigzag, ducking behind crates and heaps of coiled rope as she made her way to the ships.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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