sinuous

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One of these, a sinuous swirl of foliage at the base of the cathedral’s great lectern, tells us what the Art Nouveau architects of a later generation were looking at.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

But at heart it’s a sinuous expression of its writer-director’s notions about people, movies, places and the past.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

The follow-up, 2022's Motomami, was a wildly innovative pop smash, twisting Latin American genres like cumbia and reggaeton around glitchy hip-hop beats and her playful, sinuous melodies.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025

The rim of the Tanba basket by Enkay follows the sinuous lines of a river.

From Seattle Times • May 28, 2024

It was no living thing, but moved as though it were, as sinuous as a ravid, and shining like poured mercury.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor