spinning

Example Sentences

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He stood alone on top of a giant dome, far from the crowd, while lights made it appear like a planet was spinning under his feet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Denford’s mission is to interrupt the spinning vortex of negativity in which the world is caught by redirecting our energy instead of contributing one more fiery rebuttal to sexist idiocy.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Dust storms and spinning dust devils sweep across the surface, continually reshaping the landscape and driving processes that scientists are only beginning to fully understand.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

A doji and spinning top appeared at the depth of the base in September-October 2023.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

I thought I would just live that way for the rest of my life, spinning gold and never getting rich, eating food and never getting full.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff