corkscrew

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

Equal parts object of design and functionality, this accordion-style corkscrew wine opener is made of nickel-plated steel and was first invented in France in the 1920s.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2024

Another reason to read the book: It boasts a surprise ending with a deliciously complex corkscrew conundrum.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2024

He gives his orange corkscrew locks a shake and applies a fresh coat of purple lipstick to his mouth.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

The principal space of the Koolhaas building is the dramatic atrium stair that corkscrews up the front of the building.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026

Before Kercher’s murder corkscrews their story, “The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox” luxuriates in the postcard-perfect view from the apartment Amanda shared with Meredith and two Italian women.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2025

Campione has become known for her unique specialism in dolls, doll houses, automata, birdcages and corkscrews.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2024

After drying during a series of slow corkscrews, the new magazine’s edges were chopped smooth by guillotines and emerged through an opening.

From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2024

Overhead, a small dusky-colored bird was flying in marvelous daring corkscrews.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

This part of the ship collapsed as it corkscrewed into the sea floor.

From BBC ● May 17, 2023

They also found that a slightly altered movement, where the invertebrates corkscrewed in mostly one direction, helped create the tangles.

From Scientific American ● Apr. 27, 2023

Hotter days and hotter nights have corkscrewed our weather patterns into spiraling extremes, leaving entire regions around the world jerked from the hottest temperatures they've known to the coldest, from devastating fires to disastrous floods.

From Salon ● May 22, 2022

Tasked with seventh-inning duties and the Dodgers ahead by three runs, he gave up a walk before striking out the Arizona Diamondbacks’ Geraldo Perdomo so emphatically that Perdomo corkscrewed into the dirt.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2022

An unruly thatch of brown hair corkscrewed across his forehead.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

Remy O’Hara lifted a long, corkscrewing shofar to her lips and blew a resonant call.

From New York Times ● Feb. 24, 2023

Adding to the problems that Brockway caused for the Vikings was her unique corkscrewing serve.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 19, 2022

Crafting Amy and The Doctor's corkscrewing timeline was terrific practice to adapt this book – which Moffat recently told critics inspired the acclaimed "Doctor Who" episode "The Girl in the Fireplace."

From Salon ● May 15, 2022

Like an obsession, it keeps corkscrewing ahead, leaving all kinds of damage in its wake.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 4, 2020

They lead von Rumpel down a corkscrewing stone staircase; at the bottom, the assistant director unlocks a second gate.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr