How to Use twirl in a Sentence

twirl

1 of 2 verb

• The kite twisted and twirled in the wind.
• The chef twirled the noodles around his fork.
• They twirled past us on the dance floor.
• The cheerleaders jumped and twirled.
• Around the 4:05 mark, fans can watch the two laugh, talk and twirl on the dance floor.
  — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 20 Aug. 2021
• The shot pulls out wider to give her more space to twirl and leap.
  — Smriti Mundhra, ELLE, 13 Sep. 2022
• Get out your bangles and your scarves and get ready to twirl.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 16 Sep. 2020
• Rising warm air from candles at the base is used to make the tiers twirl.
  — Melanie Hamilton, CNN, 9 Dec. 2022
• Apply curl cream to both strands and twirl it around your hand.
  — Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 18 July 2023
• Hood, for his part, twirls the sign nicely for all to see.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2019
• Watch her twirl her way through wind tunnels and be amazed.
  — Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 19 Feb. 2021
• The next morning, third graders at Girls Prep leapt and twirled in their school uniforms to the same Tchaikovsky tunes.
  — Julia Jacobs, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2019
• His hand, adorned with a U.F.C. ring, twirled the spaghetti with a plastic fork.
  — Emmanuel Morgan Thomas Prior, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2023
• No one minds that frontman Brendan Yates dares to twirl and slide and dance.
  — Wired, 22 July 2022
• Which explains a lot about why teenagers who twirl their hair or squirm in their seats at the movies annoy the rest of us.
  — Alison Escalante, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2021
• Watch the little reef sharks twirl from the net hammocking on the wrap-around terrace.
  — Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 25 Jan. 2024
• The fiery right-hander twirled off the mound when a pitch got away and bounced in fear when a ball threatening to find some grass.
  — Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2019
• On windy days, small clouds of black wings twirl between buildings.
  — Ash Adams, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2024
• Motors, gears and drive-chains were rigged to flip and twirl the chair like a carnival ride.
  — oregonlive, 15 Oct. 2019
• The two girls start to dance in the street, twirling around each other happily before mom joins them.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2023
• Pair this taffeta Akris with a stunning pair of stilettos and twirl the night away.
  — Gaby Keiderling, Vogue, 21 May 2022
• Simply stick the bloom straight down into a bowl of warm water and gently twirl the stem back and forth to ease the petals open.
  — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2023
• Threaded throughout the scene are light pink spirals that look like pinwheels twirling in the wind.
  — Julia Musto, Fox News, 8 July 2023
• One night, a psychedelic cumbia band would have a crowd of young people twirling on the dance floor.
  — Kate Linthicum, latimes.com, 2 July 2019
• The noodles twirl on your fork and cling to the creamy sauce, rounded out with a little bacon and salty pecorino cheese.
  — Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 6 July 2021
• Dressed in a white tank top and sweatpants, the soon-to-be father of six twirled his daughter around during the short and sweet routine.
  — Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com, 9 Nov. 2019
• Chimes ring mournfully in the breeze, and small white blossoms from a tree twist and twirl their way to a soft landing in the nearby pool.
  — Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2022
• The Denver wide receiver smiled, twirled a right hand into his chest and took a bow.
  — Kyle Fredrickson, The Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2019
• Dancers shook leg rattles and women in white skirts and lavender coats twirled and sashayed up the street, the paint on their faces smeared and runny from the rain.
  — Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2019
• From the very beginning, the writers weren’t looking for just a full-on bad guy twirling his mustache.
  — Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2023

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twirl

2 of 2 noun

• The dancers executed perfect twirls.
• In the video, J. Lo does a little twirl to show off the frock.
  — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 18 July 2022
• What’s a song that can get you out on the dance floor for a twirl?
  — Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, 20 June 2018
• Ho had learned how to pose, twirl, and throw shade with flair.
  — Whitney Wei, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2019
• At seven, the cocktails and hor d’oeuvres make their twirl around the room.
  — Amy X. Wang, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2021
• That's the twirl of a model who walked a record 25 shows in her first fashion week!
  — Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 2022
• Mama Kenya isn’t the only one who got her twirl on in Greece.
  — Jasmine Grant, Essence, 30 Sep. 2019
• And dozens of floors above, the building’s powerful turbines twirl in the sky.
  — Ben Ryder Howe, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2023
• Julianne and Jonathan are first to compete with the Scott twin taking the Hough sister’s hand and pulling her in for a twirl.
  — Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 16 June 2023
• The Swinging Mini Showcase your spring footwear with a twirl.
  — Madeline Fass, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2022
• And with a twirl, a hair flip, and a kiss goodbye for good measure, the icon is out—looking savage.
  — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 3 May 2018
• The artist has been known the world over for his giant metal wind sculptures, which shift and twirl with the slightest breeze.
  — Sandy Guerra-Cline, star-telegram, 11 Apr. 2018
• Grant mirrored a twirl off Peck’s body, as crew members watched.
  — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2020
• The little girl had watched older girls twirl batons at her school that day and been awed by them.
  — Tim Woodward, idahostatesman, 13 Oct. 2017
• My sisters texted me a photo of their twirls of long pasta doused in red sauce.
  — Emily Schultz, Bon Appetit, 6 June 2018
• The skin-baring briefs never move out of place, even through all the spirited jump squats, twirls, kicks and lunges.
  — Fawnia Soo Hoo, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Aug. 2023
• Shake eggs, bang on drums, twirl hula hoops or play with the world's biggest bubbles.
  — Courant Community, 12 June 2017
• Every torquing twist and long follow-through and confident twirl of the iron.
  — Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2021
• The bat spins, where a fan is asked to place his forehead on the knob of a bat, twirl around for 10 seconds, then attempt to get his dizzy self to 1st base.
  — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 19 Nov. 2019
• Megan Rapinoe's twirl and slide after the ninth goal galled some observers.
  — Steven Goff, courant.com, 13 June 2019
• All of Culkin’s twirls, kisses, and antics at the Emmys below.
  — Vulture, 15 Jan. 2024
• Cox gave us twirls, sashays, hair flips, and dramatic poses up and down the entire length of the runway.
  — Lauren Alexis Fisher, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 Feb. 2019
• But the biggest prep: Stan spent months learning to play the drums, Tommy Lee style, complete with the drumstick twirl.
  — Michael Schneider, Variety, 20 Jan. 2022
• Click through to see the twirls, Disney fan-girls, and hugs that occurred moments before the shows began.
  — Biel Parklee, The Cut, 9 Sep. 2017
• At the end of the night there was a slow dance, and after Harry escorted Meghan onto the dance floor for a final twirl.
  — Tess Kornfeld, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2018
• Beyoncé even did a few twirls while Jay-Z clapped for his wife.
  — Paul Chi, Vanities, 15 Sep. 2017
• It’s paired with a sparkling video featuring smooth dance moves; Dua Lipa sways and twirls through the Barbie-pink set.
  — James Grebey, Vulture, 26 May 2023
• Each twirl of noodles is slicked with a creamy, nutty base that’s livened up by the spicy-savory dressing.
  — The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 3 Feb. 2023
• The singer also graced us all with a few twirls down the red carpet, before posing with the designer.
  — Lauren Alexis Fisher, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 May 2018
• In the mirror selfie video, her daughter does a twirl in a matching Mugler dress of her own.
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 25 Dec. 2022

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