tendrils
Example Sentences
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Their curious tendrils can crack the foundation of your house, and push up the pavement on your driveway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026
Through a veil of dark hair tendrils, Audrey Cymone stares intensely into the darkened room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2025
There are still tendrils of pleasure and joy left on the internet, sure.
From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2025
Gently and assuredly we understand the way choices seeded in the past wind their tendrils through the life of generations not yet born.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2024
Kate crawled to the edge of the hole, pushed aside some tendrils and shone her flashlight down into the darkness.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
