How to Use swirly in a Sentence

swirly

adjective
  • These look like swirly crullers but are much more dense and cakey.
    Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Rather, these swirly squares tend toward light and creamy.
    Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Nov. 2021
  • The fluffy sleeves, the swirly pattern: It's got a lot going on, but Chrissy kills it.
    Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, 25 June 2019
  • Fun fact: Moon is the colorist that gave Kanye West his swirly pink-and-yellow-gold hair.
    Lauren Valenti, Marie Claire, 1 Mar. 2017
  • But the diamonds, placed to follow the swirly pattern of her hair, are what bring the look into 2018.
    Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 26 Oct. 2018
  • Even at dead low tide, the sand was covered by six inches of briny, swirly water.
    William Booth, Washington Post, 26 July 2019
  • Fox paired the leather pants with a swirly bikini top held together by thin strings.
    Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 2 May 2022
  • First of all, it’s printed all over with a swirly, abstract design.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2021
  • Any wider, the jalebi may not maintain their signature swirly shape.
    Mehreen Karim, Bon Appétit, 9 Dec. 2021
  • One large swoop covers one side of her forehead next to the other swirly tendrils.
    Gabi Thorne, Allure, 22 Apr. 2022
  • There's a little bakery across the road with these–they’re not even croissants–they're swirly pastries with raisins in them.
    Sara Klausing, Men's Health, 21 Dec. 2022
  • For a total splurge, there’s this swirly Gucci stole that looks like a hand-me-down from a Romanov sister.
    Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2019
  • At the end, Maren handed Dorothy, played by Judy Garland, a giant swirly lollipop.
    Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 6 June 2018
  • At the base of many recipes is a soft, feathery milk bread, which Cho turns into swirly red bean buns and doughnuts stuffed with salted egg yolk cream.
    Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Nov. 2021
  • The swirly, abstract-looking artwork is set in a place of honor on the lawn of Sylacauga’s City Hall.
    Kelly Kazek | Kkazek@al.com, al, 29 Sep. 2020
  • Now the track gets some special sauce from Paris' best Tchami, who adds a swirly, heady, hypnotic vibe on his edit.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 7 Aug. 2020
  • Among the new additions: a heart on fire, a face with swirly eyes, the ability for both women and men to have beards, and a syringe without drops of blood.
    Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 20 Apr. 2021
  • But, the most recognizable piece of decor in Blue’s Clues is, of course, the Thinking Chair—a red velvet armchair that’s trimmed in black and swathed in a swirly pattern all over.
    Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, House Beautiful, 10 Feb. 2021
  • But now, more often than not, a soft-serve truck’s jingle plays to a crowd of no one as prices for some cones with add-ons like swirly ice cream and chocolate sauce reach $8 at some trucks.
    New York Times, 26 July 2022
  • The outfit includes an oversized neon green and yellow sweatshirt with a swirly tie-dye effect.
    Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 30 Dec. 2021
  • With their swirly, cookie-like topping and range of colors, conchas always stand out in a panaderia’s case.
    Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Sep. 2021
  • The bathroom was tiled from floor to ceiling in a colorful swirly square pattern found throughout the hotel, and the Malin+Goetz bath products were plentiful and on point.
    Marc Davila, House Beautiful, 27 Aug. 2019
  • Island excursions call for bright, tropical hues, while bold, swirly nail art is in order for city jaunts.
    Devon Abelman, Allure, 28 Sep. 2021
  • Gone are the turquoise tubs and swirly script, replaced by effervescently glowing tubs in pastel shades.
    Rachel Nussbaum, Glamour, 13 June 2018
  • Some friends have taken to shopping from Etsy, like one who sent me swirly candles resembling a funky pasta.
    Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 25 Nov. 2020
  • There’s a live-edge bar, whole swirly wall planks, overhead boards, rectilinear stalactites dangling in a fringe along the windows.
    BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2019
  • Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, has a swirly atmosphere of frigid clouds consisting of ammonia and water.
    Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2021
  • Cassie’s hairstylist Ruslan Nureev did a unique take on baby hairs, giving her swirly tendrils cascading down the side of her face.
    Jasmine Grant, Essence, 11 Dec. 2020
  • This swirly style requires three shades, and a bit of focus to nail the abstract design—but believe in yourself, you'll be considered a nail art picasso in no time.
    Chloe Metzger, Marie Claire, 7 May 2019
  • Above this turbulent region in the visible image, there is also a superstorm that looks like a swirly white streak.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 11 May 2021

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