curl up
verb
curled up; curling up; curls up
: to arrange oneself in or as if in a ball or curl
curl up by the fire
curl up with a good book
Examples of curl up in a Sentence
I love to curl up in a big chair with a book.
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As the weather gets cooler there's no better way to spend your evenings than curling up on the couch and binge-watching a new series.
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Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2024
For many of us, our first exposure to death involved an animal: the firefly in the Mason jar, the bird beneath the window, the deer beside the highway, the beloved cat gone gaunt with age, curled up stiff below the basement stairs.
—Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
The strips of corn on the cob curled up a bit during the cooking process.
—Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 25 Oct. 2024
This one’s for the people who are always curling up in weird sitting positions.
—Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2024
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Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2024
For many of us, our first exposure to death involved an animal: the firefly in the Mason jar, the bird beneath the window, the deer beside the highway, the beloved cat gone gaunt with age, curled up stiff below the basement stairs.
—Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
The strips of corn on the cob curled up a bit during the cooking process.
—Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 25 Oct. 2024
This one’s for the people who are always curling up in weird sitting positions.
—Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for curl up
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“Curl up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curl%20up. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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