corkscrew

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

It could be a long, slow descent with the lights out on an RAF jet, or a rapid, corkscrew down in a C-130 transport plane.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

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

Many microorganisms also spin and corkscrew through water, but the mechanisms behind the salps' motion are different.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2024

I handed John a corkscrew while I laid out the crystal—three plastic coffee cups, a jelly glass, a shaving mug, and several wide-mouthed pill bottles.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck