corkscrew

Example Sentences

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"The photons spin in a corkscrew fashion, but more importantly, we can use these spinning photons to impart spin on electrons that are the heart of quantum computing."

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

She is a fashionable woman, with corkscrew curls coming down in front of her ears.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

With her electric green eyes, corkscrew hair and husky contralto voice, Dame Cleo became the most recognisable British jazz singer in history.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2025

In fact, the French more or less conquered Southern California, not by the bayonet but by the corkscrew.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2025

The other was wide of shoulder and round of belly, with corkscrew ringlets tumbling past his collar.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin