How to Use whirl in a Sentence

whirl

1 of 2 verb

• The cars were whirling around the track.
• The water whirled around the drain.
• Clothes were whirling in the washing machine.
• Her dance partner whirled her around.
• Dick took one look and whirled in mid-air.
  — Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
• The room echoes with claps and shouts as a troupe whirls around me.
  — Jenna Scatena, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Dec. 2019
• The whole novel seems to whirl around that fact.
  — Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
• Yet again and again, these athletes whirl through the air and land with grace.
  — Tom Avril, Philly.com, 7 Feb. 2018
• The garlic and ginger can be minced, crushed or, again, whirled to a paste.
  — James P. Dewan, chicagotribune.com, 21 Oct. 2019
• These paramecia are like little fuzzy green blobs that whirl around in the petri dish.
  — Quanta Magazine, 19 Dec. 2022
• The fan whirled above my head, still on high from when it was set for the afternoon heat.
  — Janice Gary, Longreads, 18 Apr. 2018
• The video then cuts to two Apache helicopters whirling up.
  — Jack Dunn, Variety, 2 May 2026
• Use the list below to whirl some joy into your weeknight meals.
  — Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appétit, 28 Jan. 2023
• The jaguar growled, whirled and bit off the protruding head of the arrow.
  — Delbert L. Chears, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
• For the kids, or the kid in you, why not whirl up a little strawberry milk?
  — Samantha Cassetty, NBC News, 26 May 2018
• That means the saw is whirling again — just inches from Barnett's toes.
  — Steve Kraske, kansascity, 28 June 2018
• This wasn’t spread pick-and-roll and whirling dervish in transition and making plays.
  — Manny Navarro, miamiherald, 9 Jan. 2018
• Zola whirled in a plastic blue kiddie pool as the water splashed up around him.
  — Shayla Love, Scientific American, 28 Mar. 2023
• Flecks of his cigarette ash and bits of fiber from the nets whirled together in the wind.
  — Vivian Yee, New York Times, 3 July 2023
• Ries is a whirling dervish of the startup and innovation world.
  — Adam Lashinsky, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2018
• The teenager is monologuing beside me, her hands whirling in the air.
  — Hazlitt, 15 Sep. 2022
• And a corps of hallucinogenic poppies that whirl around the stage.
  — David Lyman, Cincinnati.com, 21 Oct. 2019
• For them, the whirling dance symbolizes pure love — a return to the divine.
  — Erin Cunningham, Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2018
• The final pool is a large open-air saltwater pool that whirled me around in its cool currents.
  — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
• Shells came raining down; canisters of metal balls whirled through the air.
  — Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 24 May 2018
• Here it gets whirled with Parmesan and a handful of herbs that take it to the next level.
  — Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2025
• The grizzly whirled and swiped with a paw, but the wolverine was already racing around to one side.
  — National Geographic, 11 July 2019
• Eminem is a mischievous, whirling dervish, wrestling real and imagined demons side by side.
  — Bob Guccione Jr, Spin, 21 Aug. 2023
• The young Mikaela, responding to the fights whirling around her, began to lash out in turn.
  — Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2025
• Their out-of-the-blue split left fans whirling, something Moore understands.
  — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 30 Oct. 2019

whirl

2 of 2 noun

• My head was in a whirl.
• Frigatebirds whirl down to snap squid mid-air.
  — Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2026
• Here are a few picks from us, so give you can give the trend a whirl.
  — Kaitlin Menza, House Beautiful, 6 Nov. 2019
• Up to one side is the whirl’s edge, open sky, a brilliant moon.
  — Anthony Lydgate, WIRED, 6 Sep. 2022
• Or feel free to give it a whirl on your own to make a yummy drink.
  — Isis Briones, House Beautiful, 21 Dec. 2022
• Stop in for a drink at the bar, or just take a whirl around the lobby.
  — Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2024
• Shouting over the whirl of a loud motor is a thing of the past.
  — Popular Mechanics, 16 July 2021
• Sach acquires a head for numbers and leads the gang on a roulette whirl.
  — Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2019
• Without caution, that whirl could’ve caused whiplash.
  — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
• En route from front to back, diners pass a semi-open kitchen and a whirl of cooks.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2023
• Think of it as a whirl of happy hours on steroids, often with a check attached.
  — Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 12 Jan. 2024
• Ready to give the botanical active a whirl?
  — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2025
• Exotic spices, too, and a sweet whirl of caramel, toffee, and fudge.
  — Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 30 Apr. 2021
• Rollins fought back with a series of chops, but was caught in a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker.
  — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
• The crunch is akin to snack mix; my brain initially bucks at the whirl of flavors but then wants more.
  — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2021
• Bill Belichick, creative and crafty, once had Tebow in for a whirl.
  — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 4 May 2021
• One last whirl around the world for this unmatched identical twin doubles team.
  — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 11 July 2020
• The two screwed up a tilt-a-whirl spot, but Breakker made up for it with a standing moonsault.
  — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
• Olympic debut in 2014, he was caught up in whirl of celebrity.
  — David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Feb. 2022
• One sits in a whirl at one’s desk thinking of drawing, writing, walking in the woods.
  — Patricia Highsmith, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2021
• The river is veiled with mist, and the water foams and whirls with driftwoods after a heavy rain.
  — John Branch Adam Stoltman, New York Times, 14 July 2023
• Fenix no-sold a tilt-a-whirl DDT and came back with a spinning kick.
  — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
• After promising rock ‘n roll, the rest of the teaser is a whirl of teenagers having a good time.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 June 2023
• Just give the wheel a whirl, and you'll be served up a What to Watch suggestion.
  — Ew Staff, EW.com, 21 Sep. 2021
• And by no means does a whirl of the island via your stomach limit you to plush, tasting-menu joints.
  — Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2026
• Yates punched the air, running back and forth across the stage and propelling into leaps and whirls.
  — Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Sep. 2025
• Water vortices, such as whirlpools, are little water whirls that spin around.
  — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
• One large whirl captured by an infrared camera shows a thin tendril snaking high above the rest of the flames.
  — Lila Seidman, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Aug. 2021
• The blaze generated a massive fire whirl over the weekend that sent smoke and flames aloft.
  — Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2021
• What better time to dust off your form-fitting bottoms and give them another whirl?
  — India Roby, Glamour, 8 June 2026