Examples of dervish in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web That episode winds up coming full circle to involve Saul and Caprice in a stunt that will put their competitors (a dervish-dancing man who has sprouted multiple ears; a woman who mutilates herself for the delectation of the elite) to shame. — Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 1 June 2022 Hare was a dervish, assisting on four consecutive fast-break baskets at one point and tallying eight points, including her final 3-pointer that boosted the Huskies’ lead to 54-27 heading into the fourth. — Matt Le Cren, chicagotribune.com, 5 Jan. 2022 The 19-year-old pop sensation danced around the large stage like a dervish during her seven-song set, accompanied by a band that includes brother Finneas. — Steve Bloom, Variety, 25 Sep. 2021 In fact, the whirling dervish out of UCLA looks like an enormous bargain for the Browns in the sixth round. — Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland, 21 Sep. 2021 Not far behind is the pulpit dervish Clara Walker, whose exhortative way with a tune doubles as furnace and fan. — New York Times, 24 June 2021 As Iranians say, the night is long and the dervish is awake. — Washington Examiner, 25 Feb. 2021 See More

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