spinner

Example Sentences

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When the novel begins, Bartholomew “Mew” Port travels in a teleportation device called a spinner from London to a futuristic or maybe alternate-reality Dublin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

She hit one glorious carving drive over extra cover for six early on and in the 15th over kicked for home by hitting spinner Sree Charani for a four and two thumping sixes.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

This year marks 10 years since spinner Sophie Ecclestone's England debut, and yet she is only 27.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

The other candidate is England's third left-arm spinner, Linsey Smith.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

I brought the boat up to the stone pier and the barman pulled in the line, coiling it on the bottom of the boat and hooking the spinner on the edge of the gunwale.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway