carrousel
noun
car·rou·sel
less common spelling of carousel
1
: a tournament or exhibition in which horsemen execute evolutions
2
a
b
: a circular conveyor
the luggage carousel at the airport
c
: a revolving case or tray used for storage or display
Examples of carrousel in a Sentence
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Outside of team headquarters, few saw this kind of turnaround coming after an abysmal 2022 season that included a constantly churning quarterback carrousel, a rare midseason coaching change and seven straight losses to finish a 4-12-1 season.
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Michael Marot, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2024
Food, beverages, camel rides, carrousel and hippo slide are all available at additional costs.
—Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
As Lyor Cohen, YouTube’s global music head, explained in a blog post about the experiment, the creators would simply have to type an idea into the creation prompt and select one of the artists from a carrousel in order to produce a unique soundtrack for their Shorts.
—John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2024
An unclaimed suitcase of miniature toiletries, burst open on the baggage carrousel.
—Kim Addonizio, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2020
The cleverest spot employed a visual gag of battered suitcases, plastered with Gingrich bumper stickers, tumbling down an airport luggage carrousel.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2021
Beyond material assistance and cultural immersion—and, for many, a sense of diasporic homecoming—the residency functions as an entrée into the extended Wiley clan, a carrousel of notables who make Black Rock feel less like an arts nonprofit and more like a royal court.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2022
The carrousel continues to spin.
—The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2022
Weisselberg’s other son, Barry, has been the manager of the Wollman ice-skating rink and the carrousel in Central Park—cash-only businesses that have been run for the city by the Trump Organization.
—Jane Mayer, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2021
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Michael Marot, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2024
Food, beverages, camel rides, carrousel and hippo slide are all available at additional costs.
—Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
As Lyor Cohen, YouTube’s global music head, explained in a blog post about the experiment, the creators would simply have to type an idea into the creation prompt and select one of the artists from a carrousel in order to produce a unique soundtrack for their Shorts.
—John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2024
An unclaimed suitcase of miniature toiletries, burst open on the baggage carrousel.
—Kim Addonizio, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2020
The cleverest spot employed a visual gag of battered suitcases, plastered with Gingrich bumper stickers, tumbling down an airport luggage carrousel.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2021
Beyond material assistance and cultural immersion—and, for many, a sense of diasporic homecoming—the residency functions as an entrée into the extended Wiley clan, a carrousel of notables who make Black Rock feel less like an arts nonprofit and more like a royal court.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2022
The carrousel continues to spin.
—The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2022
Weisselberg’s other son, Barry, has been the manager of the Wollman ice-skating rink and the carrousel in Central Park—cash-only businesses that have been run for the city by the Trump Organization.
—Jane Mayer, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2021
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“Carrousel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carrousel. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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