How to Use whirlpool in a Sentence

whirlpool

noun
  • The swimmer was caught in a whirlpool and nearly drowned.
  • The whirlpool rapids at the bottom of the fall can reach 30mph.
    Currie Engel, Time, 10 July 2019
  • Hicks didn’t just hang out in the whirlpool during the week.
    Marcus Hayes, Philly.com, 12 Feb. 2018
  • The suites at the lodge include great views, a fireplace and whirlpool.
    Haley Laurence, AL.com, 13 May 2017
  • 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
  • For the bigger kids, there is a water slide and a whirlpool.
    Liz Logan, charlotteobserver, 8 Sep. 2017
  • 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 hat was spinning in circles, as if caught in a whirlpool.
    Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2024
  • 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
  • His agenda has been largely caught in the Trump whirlpool.
    Daniel Bice, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2018
  • The scene: The huge, fourth-floor rooftop pool patio has many lounge chairs, a whirlpool as well as a big blue pool.
    NOLA.com, 18 May 2017
  • 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
  • There's also a whirlpool, and food from the spa's cafe can be delivered.
    Kathy Flanigan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2017
  • 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
  • Passengers can swim in a large heated pool and warm up in a whirlpool.
    Rosemary McClure, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2019
  • 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
  • This can create currents and whirlpools that slow the swimmers down.
    Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 2 Aug. 2024
  • The warning was, 'don't even look at it because the whirlpool will hypnotize you and suck you in.
    CBS News, 7 July 2019
  • Stir the wort for 2 minutes while building up a whirlpool effect.
    Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian, 10 July 2017
  • For more relaxed vibes, there’s the Mandara Spa, with its treatment rooms and a Thermal Suite, which had heated tile loungers, saunas, a whirlpool, and a salt room.
    Shelby Wayte, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2024
  • Sleek terrace suites include plunge pools on a private terrace, a whirlpool for two, and 24-hour room service.
    Kristin Braswell, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2023

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