tendril
Example Sentences
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The tendrils of the tightly strung material connect, both physically and metaphorically, the wartime experiences documented in the photocopied pages scattered about, but they also bring to mind out-of-control cell growth and cancerous disease.
The narrative wisely stays close to Turner and/or Vasquez; there are enough twists and tendrils in the main overlapping plots without running off into less related matters.
From Los Angeles Times
Their plot to dig holes in their parents’ love garden entangles them in the tendrils of their own blooming feelings.
From Los Angeles Times
In these dark times, it's more important than ever to nurse tendrils of joy.
From Salon
Gently and assuredly we understand the way choices seeded in the past wind their tendrils through the life of generations not yet born.
From Salon
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