Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curlicued
Verb
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Wisps of blond hair curled out from his baseball cap.—
Boyce Upholt,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026 -
The line outside the Paramount Theatre curled around the block Wednesday afternoon, past the marquee and down the sidewalk before spilling toward Brazos and Eighth streets.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In youth, the structure is tightly coiled; with time, secondary notes—violet, cedar, cigar box—surface as the wine broadens.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
13 Mar. 2026
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The form recalls the work’s titular gastropod—massive, coiled, immobilized by its own weight.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Some names, like Marist’s Kate Harpring and Wheeler’s Colben Landrew, were circled by many before the week began.—
Jack Leo,
AJC.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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Much of what O’Hearn preached as a longtime coach with the program always circled around defense.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The rink was a unique part of history, Kathy said, one of the world’s last remaining rotunda rinks, where the wooden planks on the ground are curved.—
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
15 Mar. 2026
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For this face shape, professional hairstylist Nico Malabett says to play with your naturally sharp bone structure by combining straight-across or curved, rounded blunt bangs with sleek straight hair.—
Nicole Catanese,
InStyle,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Engage your core and keep your back relatively flat (not arched or rounded).—
Jenny McCoy,
Outside,
27 Feb. 2026
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Back on the highway, the rearview mirror showed the clouds had lifted, the waters were still, and a rainbow had arched across the sky.—
Marlise Kast-Myers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Two days after the Knicks were booed frequently while trailing by 30 points in the first half of their 114-97 loss to Dallas, the scoreboard was crooked in their favor.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Her most unusual feature was her teeth, which were crooked in a way that reminded me of a spiral staircase.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Uncle Nearest and its largest shareholder filed a lawsuit against its main creditor on Tuesday, intensifying a nearly year-long legal saga that started over loans in default and has spiraled since.—
Essence,
Essence,
17 Mar. 2026
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At 13, she was raped and spiraled into post-traumatic stress, depression, and violent self-harm.—
Charles Lane,
The Atlantic,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The mother of three – who published a children’s book on grief after her husband’s death – bowed her head when the guilty verdict was read aloud in court.—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
17 Mar. 2026
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Tie-top curtains attach to the rod with fabric ties that are knotted or bowed at the top, giving them a relaxed, decorative look.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Curlicued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curlicued. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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