How to Use whirl in a Sentence

whirl

1 of 2 verb

• The cars were whirling around the track.
• The water whirled around the drain.
• Clothes were whirling in the washing machine.
• Her dance partner whirled her around.
• The room echoes with claps and shouts as a troupe whirls around me.
  — Jenna Scatena, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Dec. 2019
• Yet again and again, these athletes whirl through the air and land with grace.
  — Tom Avril, Philly.com, 7 Feb. 2018
• The garlic and ginger can be minced, crushed or, again, whirled to a paste.
  — James P. Dewan, chicagotribune.com, 21 Oct. 2019
• Air whirled in through two gills in the plastic windows.
  — Karan Mahajan, The New Republic, 26 Mar. 2018
• The fan whirled above my head, still on high from when it was set for the afternoon heat.
  — Janice Gary, Longreads, 18 Apr. 2018
• The salad spinner, still since June, now thinks it’s a whirling dervish.
  — Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2019
• For the kids, or the kid in you, why not whirl up a little strawberry milk?
  — Samantha Cassetty, NBC News, 26 May 2018
• That means the saw is whirling again — just inches from Barnett's toes.
  — Steve Kraske, kansascity, 28 June 2018
• These paramecia are like little fuzzy green blobs that whirl around in the petri dish.
  — Quanta Magazine, 19 Dec. 2022
• Flecks of his cigarette ash and bits of fiber from the nets whirled together in the wind.
  — Vivian Yee, New York Times, 3 July 2023
• The momentum builds; saris begin whirling off the shelves.
  — Meara Sharma, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2019
• For them, the whirling dance symbolizes pure love — a return to the divine.
  — Erin Cunningham, Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2018
• The grizzly whirled and swiped with a paw, but the wolverine was already racing around to one side.
  — National Geographic, 11 July 2019
• The whirling rhythms, queasy counterpoints and piercing cries of the E-flat clarinet take the listener to the brink of the abyss.
  — John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, 18 May 2018
• This wasn’t spread pick-and-roll and whirling dervish in transition and making plays.
  — Manny Navarro, miamiherald, 9 Jan. 2018
• Bruins coach Chip Kelly whirled on the sideline and made the call to go for it, with nothing to lose.
  — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2019
• The barrel of the bat whirled through the air in the same direction, and Semien had to duck under the jagged wood after fielding the ball.
  — Dan Arritt/correspondent, The Mercury News, 28 June 2019
• As the rest of the field dodged Almirola’s whirling car, Dillon built himself a cushion.
  — Brendan Marks, charlotteobserver, 19 Feb. 2018
• The teenager is monologuing beside me, her hands whirling in the air.
  — Hazlitt, 15 Sep. 2022
• Use the list below to whirl some joy into your weeknight meals.
  — Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appétit, 28 Jan. 2023
• Cain, weeping quietly, waved to the crowd, then pulled off his hat and whirled it into the stands.
  — Stephanie Apstein, SI.com, 1 Oct. 2017
• Their out-of-the-blue split left fans whirling, something Moore understands.
  — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 30 Oct. 2019
• And a corps of hallucinogenic poppies that whirl around the stage.
  — David Lyman, Cincinnati.com, 21 Oct. 2019
• Ries is a whirling dervish of the startup and innovation world.
  — Adam Lashinsky, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2018
• With the Italian lunch hour whirling around us, we are cradled in a confessional safe haven.
  — Kristina Kasparian, Longreads, 6 Feb. 2024
• The girl courageously bends down, grabs hold of the snake's tail, and, to save her guinea pig, begins whirling the reptile in a circle in an attempt to get the snake to drop her pet.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 31 Jan. 2024

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whirl

2 of 2 noun

• My head was in a whirl.
• Stop in for a drink at the bar, or just take a whirl around the lobby.
  — Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2024
• Shouting over the whirl of a loud motor is a thing of the past.
  — Popular Mechanics, 16 July 2021
• Here are a few picks from us, so give you can give the trend a whirl.
  — Kaitlin Menza, House Beautiful, 6 Nov. 2019
• Give someone else a whirl in the stylists’ chair, Meghan.
  — Justin Curto, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2021
• Up to one side is the whirl’s edge, open sky, a brilliant moon.
  — Anthony Lydgate, WIRED, 6 Sep. 2022
• Or feel free to give it a whirl on your own to make a yummy drink.
  — Isis Briones, House Beautiful, 21 Dec. 2022
• The crowd then came unglued for an extended tilt-a-whirl on The Miz.
  — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 11 Apr. 2021
• Just give the wheel a whirl, and you'll be served up a What to Watch suggestion.
  — Ew Staff, EW.com, 21 Sep. 2021
• Sach acquires a head for numbers and leads the gang on a roulette whirl.
  — Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2019
• In a whirl of races and scandals and a blur of tears, happy and sad, the Olympics slipped from summer to fall.
  — Steve Wilstein, Star Tribune, 11 Aug. 2020
• En route from front to back, diners pass a semi-open kitchen and a whirl of cooks.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2023
• Bill Belichick, creative and crafty, once had Tebow in for a whirl.
  — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 4 May 2021
• Give the viral Kahi balm a whirl or Thank You Farmer's for a dose of hydration on the go.
  — Sarah Han, Allure, 12 Oct. 2023
• Olympic debut in 2014, he was caught up in whirl of celebrity.
  — David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Feb. 2022
• Like the girl in the song, everyone wants to give the Bananas a whirl these days, or to be whirled by the Bananas.
  — Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic, 3 July 2022
• The pandemic brought the whirl of the culture industry to a halt.
  — Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 17 June 2020
• The pit in front of the stage transforms into a whirl of boots skanking to the beat and harmonic horns.
  — Heather Augustyn, Spin, 10 Oct. 2023
• The crunch is akin to snack mix; my brain initially bucks at the whirl of flavors but then wants more.
  — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2021
• After promising rock ‘n roll, the rest of the teaser is a whirl of teenagers having a good time.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 June 2023
• Think of it as a whirl of happy hours on steroids, often with a check attached.
  — Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 12 Jan. 2024
• The river is veiled with mist, and the water foams and whirls with driftwoods after a heavy rain.
  — John Branch Adam Stoltman, New York Times, 14 July 2023
• Exotic spices, too, and a sweet whirl of caramel, toffee, and fudge.
  — Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 30 Apr. 2021
• Despite the youth factor, the Subtexters gave it a whirl.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 12 May 2022
• One sits in a whirl at one’s desk thinking of drawing, writing, walking in the woods.
  — Patricia Highsmith, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2021
• Days later, in a whirl of grief, Evans laid eyes on Johnson for the first time, in a Denver courtroom.
  — Lynnell Hancock, The New Republic, 23 Nov. 2021
• One large whirl captured by an infrared camera shows a thin tendril snaking high above the rest of the flames.
  — Lila Seidman, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Aug. 2021
• Steamy drinks include the B.B. Caramel-Nog, a hedonistic whirl of boozes, cream and spices.
  — Robin Soslow, Chron, 14 Dec. 2021
• The model's fourth pregnancy has been a whirl of emotions even with the food aversions.
  — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 13 Oct. 2022
• Not every golfer is willing to try out a new caddie in the heat of competition, but Tiger Woods is giving it a whirl.
  — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024