How to Use whirlpool in a Sentence

whirlpool

noun
  • The swimmer was caught in a whirlpool and nearly drowned.
  • The front plunged through the far side of the whirlpool, and Johnson was submerged up to his neck.
    Frank Bures, Outside Online, 3 Nov. 2021
  • In the meantime, the city has closed the indoor pool, whirlpool, steam room and sauna through April.
    John Benson, cleveland, 30 Mar. 2022
  • In a whirlpool tub, the pump sends the debris into the tub itself.
    Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2021
  • The heart of her business is the sauna, the eucalyptus steam room and the whirlpool.
    Catherine Henderson, The Know, 24 July 2020
  • Signature Bank of New York was caught in the whirlpool.
    Matthew Continetti, National Review, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Your ship is trapped in a mile-wide whirlpool that grinds whales into pesto.
    Anthony Lydgate, WIRED, 6 Sep. 2022
  • At its height, the company had sucked in the city’s talent like a whirlpool.
    Natasha Frost, Quartz, 29 Oct. 2019
  • Around 70 percent of the rooms have ocean views, and every room has at least one whirlpool.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 13 Feb. 2020
  • Starting up top, the sun deck sports a large whirlpool flanked by sun pads, a bar, and an open-air lounge.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 1 June 2023
  • His three-year Bears career was plagued by injuries that kept him on the bench and in the whirlpool far more than on the field.
    Mallory Busch, chicagotribune.com, 24 Apr. 2021
  • Later, Louise and I laughed about this whirlpool of teen-age feeling.
    The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Gently pour eggs, one at a time, into the center of whirlpool.
    Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Ten-foot waves crashed, pushed and created a whirlpool.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Set on a stretch of white-sand beach with lounge chairs, a pool and whirlpool, and lush gardens, The House is the perfect place to unwind.
    Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The indoor pool, lap pool, and whirlpool will be open as well as the weight room, track, and cardio equipment area.
    Laura Bednar, cleveland, 30 May 2020
  • Enjoy the ship’s pool, whirlpools, casino, and eight restaurants on board.
    Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Each room has its own marble en suite bath with a deep-soaking whirlpool tub.
    Dana Givens, Robb Report, 17 Nov. 2022
  • If Veronique’s grief was a flood, then Lenny’s was a whirlpool that pinned him in the swirling currents of his own meticulous mind.
    Amanda J. Crawford, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022
  • The home overlooks the 65-foot-long outdoor pool and whirlpool, surrounded by lawn space.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Among the amenities of the home are an outdoor fireplace, mother-in-law suite and a outdoor whirlpool.
    Tandra Smith | Tsmith@al.com, al, 10 Jan. 2022
  • Losing a job induces a whirlpool of emotions, all fighting to get to the surface at once.
    Jasmine Browley, Essence, 3 Nov. 2022
  • IPAs have a few extra steps, like with dry-hopping and whirlpool-hopping.
    Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Or why not enjoy champagne under the stars with a private booking of the rooftop whirlpool?
    Amy Abrahams, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Mar. 2024
  • There’s also a 680-square-foot private terrace with a whirlpool tub.
    Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Mar. 2023
  • To see through the whirlpool of stars, the two teams used the world’s largest telescopes and their own pioneering technologies to gaze through the space dust.
    Rasha Aridi, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Oct. 2020
  • In pre-coronavirus times, people would pay a $22 entrance fee to spend hours for a shvitz in the whirlpool, steamroom and sauna.
    Catherine Henderson, The Know, 24 July 2020
  • Senses Spa will be the first in the fleet with an ice lounge and also will spill over to the outside while whirlpool spas, lounges and yoga sessions.
    Richard Tribou, orlandosentinel.com, 30 July 2021
  • Luna Park Pool is a favorite with a 200-foot-long water slide, plus a whirlpool spa and kiddie pool.
    Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2023
  • To have thrown myself into that kind of whirlpool unprepared would have been nuts.
    Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2021

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