coiled

Example Sentences

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Zidane, tracking the star-patterned leather like a skeet shooter, hips coiled, unloaded a gold-medal hit.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Played by a snarling, coiled Tom Blyth, Dee swaggers whereas Taylor shrinks.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

“Now that we have an accumulation of positive news for the stock, and now for the market, Intel was like a coiled spring ready to go,” Ken Mahoney, CEO of Mahoney Asset Management, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

The spot market price for coiled sheet steel is $893 a ton, up $93 from the end of September, according to steel market consulting firm CRU.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

As it coiled up his legs, he realized the smoke wasn’t surrounding him.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan