Examples of whorled in a Sentence
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Often neglected are the two whorled figures, strolling placidly in the background.
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Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
6 Dec. 2025
Every part of the receiver was intricately whorled with engraving.
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Joel M. Vance,
Outdoor Life,
29 Oct. 2025
The animal is about one inch long and protected by a whorled casing that covers her soft body.
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Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2025
The restaurant’s specialty is the xiao long bao, whose delicate, whorled wrappers hold rich morsels of meat and an explosive splash of hot, savory broth.
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Helen Rosner,
The New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2024
The morning fog had just begun to clear as the hikers made their way uphill, beckoned by a series of white blazes splashed on the trunks of hardwood and tall pine, the paint cracked where the bark rippled and whorled.
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Lizzie Johnson and Lauren Tierney,
Anchorage Daily News,
27 July 2023
Many of Chopp’s gorgeous kitchen and everyday-carry knives have shapes inspired by Japanese styles, with handles of whorled exotic woods like gidgee, koa, or snakewood.
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Travel + Leisure Staff,
Travel + Leisure,
29 June 2023
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Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
6 Dec. 2025
Every part of the receiver was intricately whorled with engraving.
—
Joel M. Vance,
Outdoor Life,
29 Oct. 2025
The animal is about one inch long and protected by a whorled casing that covers her soft body.
—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2025
The restaurant’s specialty is the xiao long bao, whose delicate, whorled wrappers hold rich morsels of meat and an explosive splash of hot, savory broth.
—
Helen Rosner,
The New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2024
The morning fog had just begun to clear as the hikers made their way uphill, beckoned by a series of white blazes splashed on the trunks of hardwood and tall pine, the paint cracked where the bark rippled and whorled.
—
Lizzie Johnson and Lauren Tierney,
Anchorage Daily News,
27 July 2023
Many of Chopp’s gorgeous kitchen and everyday-carry knives have shapes inspired by Japanese styles, with handles of whorled exotic woods like gidgee, koa, or snakewood.
—
Travel + Leisure Staff,
Travel + Leisure,
29 June 2023
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“Whorled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whorled. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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whorled
adjective
ˈhwȯr(-ə)ld 
ˈwȯr(-ə)ld
ˈwȯr(-ə)ld
ˈhwər(-ə)ld,
ˈwər(-ə)ld
: having or arranged in whorls
whorled leaves
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