tendrils
Example Sentences
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Its mouth is triangular, divided into three lips, and surrounded by sensory tendrils, giving it an appearance reminiscent of a tiny marine Sarlacc pit.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026
So it is with Maddie, an extremely online Los Angeles striver, blond tendrils of hair hanging in her face along with the need, deep in her eyes, to become a food influencer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 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
Kabul was eerily silent, quilted in white, tendrils of smoke snaking up here and there.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
