tendrils

Example Sentences

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Somehow, the tiny thin tendrils still hold on.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

Watching the “Russian Doll” hologram, we hear green tendrils of Stravinsky’s “Le Sacre du printemps” in the musical mix.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 1, 2025

There are still tendrils of pleasure and joy left on the internet, sure.

From Slate • Jun. 20, 2025

The 2022 study focused directly on Jupiter's cyclones, but Siegelman also saw wispy tendrils, known to researchers as filaments, in the spaces between the gassy vortices.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2024

These connective tendrils had not only conveniently appeared whenever it was necessary to move a living organism from one landmass to another, but then obligingly vanished without leaving a trace of their former existence.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson