corkscrewed

past tense of corkscrew

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for corkscrewed
Verb
  • Then Jandiroba pulled guard in the final minute, allowing Dern to end the fight on top and win.
    Brett Appley, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Think bright and bold colors pulled from Lamborghini’s custom shades.
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • No trail, just rock after rock, a phantom rattlesnake curled in every crevice.
    Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • After a flurry of Mahtomedi early second-half chances, senior Oona Lienke used her defender as a shield and curled a shot towards the bottom corner.
    Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • On Friday, he was yanked after only one snap.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
  • It was yanked off the market and plopped back on.
    Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Enormous ventilation pipes were coiled like snakes on the roof of the building.
    Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Anyway, because of the *slightly* complex situation with the aneurysm (nothing bad, just not typical), it wasn’t coiled that weekend.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Climatologists now know that volcanic dust was beginning to fall out of the atmosphere at that point, but marine sediments, tree rings, and other evidence extracted from archives of nature suggest that Arctic temperatures had not recovered.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Emergency responders extracted him from the vehicle and transported him to Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Plymouth, where he was pronounced dead.
    Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In the lab, the team pried the soldiers’ teeth open.
    Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Here, beauty becomes literal violence as her mouth is pried open, and nourishment becomes punishment.
    Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Plus, the legs are curved, providing more space to stretch out.
    Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Crafted from solid wood with a contoured seat and gently curved back, this chair combines comfort with a modern yet classic look, ideal for gatherings and everyday meals alike.
    Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Pieces from Stock are often plucked by stylists for celebrity editorials for Vanity Fair, Esquire and GQ.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
  • This faux Dunhill Fir is designed to look and feel like a tree plucked straight off the lot, without the single-season lifespan or mess of shedding needles.
    Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Corkscrewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corkscrewed. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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