looping

Example Sentences

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Instead of flying straight to Mars, the spacecraft are currently looping around a point in space about a million miles from Earth known as Lagrange point 2.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

And that’s why at the base of the structure is a looping opening meant to signify a half-open doorway.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

Thursday night was the latest in a string of perceived errors made by Schmeichel, following Joe Hugill's looping header for Kilmarnock last weekend and Jonathan Rowe's effort for Bologna last month.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

Saka came closest to breaking the deadlock when his looping header from Declan Rice's cross was brilliantly turned behind by goalkeeper Matz Sels.

From Barron's • Jan. 17, 2026

Then, with a thrill of recognition, I watched the curves of Alexandria’s two harbors slide into view, their outlines looping like an Arabic epigram inked in incandescent gold.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro