swivel
Example Sentences
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To blithely swivel so much concrete out into space, and in earthquake country, seems to tempt fate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Maddox Batson sits in a swivel chair in a West Hollywood recording studio on a recent evening, spinning idly as his mother and manager go over their plans for the next few days.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026
Behind her, an elegantly decorated living room can be seen, with a large L-shaped gray couch set up against one wall opposite two cozy-looking white swivel chairs.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026
I had to keep my head on a swivel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
People were moving about between desks, or leaning on a partition, chatting and sharing jokes, while others had pulled their swivel chairs close to each other and were enjoying a coffee and sandwich.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
Vocabulary lists containing swivel
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