How to Use curl up in a Sentence

curl up

verb

• I love to curl up in a big chair with a book.
• The strips of corn on the cob curled up a bit during the cooking process.
  — Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 25 Oct. 2024
• This one’s for the people who are always curling up in weird sitting positions.
  — Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2024
• As the weather gets cooler there's no better way to spend your evenings than curling up on the couch and binge-watching a new series.
  — Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2024
• Whether you’re curled up on the couch, reading your favorite book, or binge-watching your go-to series, this blanket is your essential companion.
  — Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
• Side sleepers who curl up on the edges of the bed might find this uncomfortable, and the same goes for people with mobility issues who need more stable edges to easily get in or out of bed.
  — Ashley Zlatopolsky, Architectural Digest, 25 Oct. 2024
• In the mood to curl up on the couch for a Legally Blonde marathon?
  — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2023
• But when the weather turns again, the petals curl up and wait out the cold front.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 7 Jan. 2022
• The Scout was still curled up in the bushes, as if afraid to come out.
  — Hazlitt, 24 Jan. 2024
• Their pup loved to curl up on the bed, thanks to the padding for long naps.
  — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2024
• This porch is the perfect place to curl up with a good book.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2023
• Find a dark, cozy spot to curl up briefly and catch up on your sleep.
  — Hedy Phillips, Parents, 29 July 2024
• Keep in Mind: The edges curled up and required a bit of smoothing.
  — Belle Duchene, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 May 2023
• The next best thing to curling up with a hot mug of apple cider?
  — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 7 Sep. 2023
• Make sure to bring a good book to curl up with next to their in-room gas fireplace.
  — Gerry Frank | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 2 Jan. 2021
• Our tester even curled up in their dog’s bed to get a firsthand feel.
  — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 21 Aug. 2023
• This is thanks to the cushiony foam seat and rounded back, which makes the chair easy to curl up in.
  — Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 18 Oct. 2023
• Still, this album isn't just a teenager who wants to curl up in the dark and cry.
  — Shana Naomi Krochmal, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2021
• Keep in Mind: The leaves might curl up while in transit and can take a while to unfold.
  — Kaitlyn McInnis, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2023
• Chesterfield is back on the couch, trying to curl up on my leg.
  — Danielle Pergament, Allure, 9 Nov. 2022
• And then there was one, curled up in a ball, in the grass, away from all her littermates.
  — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 21 Apr. 2024
• That’s where Ibrahim once spent his days curled up on the concrete floor in a room for orphans.
  — Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Feb. 2023
• Guess where Godzilla curls up to rest, like a Lab puppy in a dog bed?
  — USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
• Add shrimp and cook until bright pink and tails curl up, 3 to 5 minutes.
  — Whitney Otawka, Country Living, 17 Mar. 2021
• Find a comfortable spot away from the chaos to curl up and whimper.
  — Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 24 Oct. 2022
• To be clear, there are far healthier ways to spend a day than curled up in bed.
  — Jamie Friedlander Serrano, TIME, 2 Aug. 2024
• If my wife got out of bed in the morning, Daisy would jump up to where my wife was and then curl up next to me.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2024
• Skywalker Alien Fall is the perfect time to curl up and watch movies.
  — Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 2 Oct. 2024
• Gagliano dropped these plants from a height onto a foam base and, as expected, the leaves curled up at the shock.
  — Sigal Samuel, Vox, 4 June 2024
• Perhaps curling up and reading a book can salve the sting.
  — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 3 Dec 2024