How to Use spinner in a Sentence

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  • Fish can also be caught on wet flies and on tiny spinners and spoons; www.riversideflyshop.com.
    Frank Sargeant, al, 13 Dec. 2019
  • These are the sturdy cases that will last for years to come, from trunks to lightweight spinners.
    Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Sep. 2024
  • Anglers are casting large spawn bags, jigs tipped with larval baits, spoons, spinners and streamers.
    cleveland, 6 Mar. 2020
  • Then Doktor Kaboom will perform the one where the spinner stops.
    Shannon Sutlief, Dallas News, 31 Jan. 2020
  • Live crickets on a dead drift are shellcracker candy, but small safety-pin spinners can help pull boss bream out of the brush.
    The Editors, Field & Stream, 24 Feb. 2020
  • But during his tenure the finance business was a money-spinner.
    Steve Lohr, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2020
  • Available in five colors, this spinner is safe for kids as young as 4 and can easily fit into pockets.
    Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 13 Aug. 2024
  • There will be magicians, fire spinners, an air guitar competition, kids zone and vendors.
    Houston Chronicle, 16 Feb. 2020
  • Allow your greens to drain in a colander then pat dry with a clean kitchen towel or paper towels, or run them through a salad spinner to twirl off excess moisture.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Richard Burr is once again sockless, but today neither he nor any other senator could be seen using a fidget spinner.
    NBC News, 25 Jan. 2020
  • Several have been spotted passing the time playing with fidget spinners while Democratic House managers gave their opening statements.
    Sophie Lewis, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2020
  • The right foot spins all the way around, thanks to the thigh spinner joint.
    Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 17 Apr. 2024
  • The wash tub can hold up to 8 pounds and the spinner can handle up to 5 pounds.
    Ambar Pardilla, NBC News, 7 Apr. 2021
  • Place your hands and feet where the spinner directs you.
    Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Just place your washed goods in the spinner, lock the lid, and pull the hand crank to get things going.
    Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2023
  • The set comes with 12 cards, two dice, a chip, and a spinner for all of your playing needs.
    Jamie Kravitz, Woman's Day, 10 Oct. 2022
  • For leafy greens, rinse very well and dry in a salad spinner.
    Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 5 June 2023
  • The most common weights for the spinner rigs have been half- and 3/4-ounce barrel sinkers.
    cleveland, 18 June 2020
  • Some anglers are trolling spoons and spinner rigs tipped with a nightcrawler.
    D'arcy Egan, cleveland, 9 Dec. 2022
  • And be careful not to spill your tailgate punch on the cards or spinner board!
    Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2023
  • On a slow spinner, however, winds could flow all the way from the equator to the poles.
    Paul Voosen, Science | AAAS, 9 June 2021
  • McKinney went from home-run hero to spinner of web gems in the bottom of the fourth.
    Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2021
  • The grub has almost no action, and the spinner is nothing unique.
    Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
  • This holds five liters in the outer bowl and can hold four to six servings of salad in the spinner.
    Chris Hachey, BGR, 28 June 2021
  • The short video games are created by Google and the spinner is accessed by Googling, of course.
    Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The washer can handle 18 pounds’ worth of laundry and the spinner 8 pounds.
    Ambar Pardilla, NBC News, 7 Apr. 2021
  • The hardside spinner comes in black, navy, bright blue, and orange.
    Madison Flager, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2023
  • One or two spinners set 15 to 20 yards from your bucket will bring doves close.
    Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 4 May 2023
  • As a spinner moves through the water, the blade rotates around a central post at high RPM.
    Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Cantlay hit a spinner that skipped and stopped 5 feet from the flag, holed the birdie putt for the lead, and then found the green on No. 18 from a fairway bunker.
    Doug Ferguson, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2022

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