curling
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He unleashed a curling strike that found the back of the net, saving Argentina once again on its way to a 3-1 victory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
With the defence backing off, Ali Olwan ran from the halfway line to the penalty area before expertly curling the ball in off the post to give Jordan their first World Cup goal.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
The final putt — two feet, 10 inches — was appropriately dramatic, teetering along the left edge before curling back into the cup.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
The chart is beginning to show some encouraging green shoots, with the 50-day simple moving average curling higher for the first time in four months:
From Barron's ● May 12, 2026
Chandresh’s hand reaches up to touch the ends of his hair, curling around his collar.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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She never made fun of Anna's crimpings and curlings and beauty-rites.
From The Song of the Lark by Cather, Willa Sibert
Her form by its endless shiftings uttered delicate phrases of pleasure, surprise, or love; her hands and fingers were orators, and eloquent were the curlings and tappings of her Arab feet.
From Idolatry A Romance by Hawthorne, Julian
In thin curlings, the gray smoke floated upwards and lay slumberously among the fleecy clouds.
From Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author by Hentz, Caroline Lee
Alexander Crandall quickly appeared, in a hide apron covered with curlings of wood.
From Mountain Blood A Novel by Hergesheimer, Joseph
The paper, after a few obstinate curlings, caught fire, and Frere, blowing the young flame with his breath, the bark began to burn.
From For the Term of His Natural Life by Clarke, Marcus Andrew Hislop
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