coiling

Example Sentences

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This dynamic “implies a coiling that will eventually resolve in a sharp repricing,” wrote BMO Capital Markets’ head of U.S. rates strategy, Ian Lyngen.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

Robert Smithson had bulldozed dirt and rocks to build a spiral jetty coiling out into Utah’s Great Salt Lake.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

She looked down and saw a large snake coiling around her left leg.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2024

Liquid inks are bound by the rules of fluid dynamics, which means when they fall from a height, they become unstable, folding and coiling in on themselves.

From Science Daily • Oct. 31, 2023

She was standing in the middle of a verdant field, one blossom threaded through her fingers, another threaded in her long, coiling hair.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby