How to Use curling in a Sentence

curling

noun
  • But curling is about to go pro.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
  • But hey, curling doesn’t even have that.
    — Caleb Harris, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
  • But a ghost lip-curling because a buck did?
    — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Not even the curling is safe from the heavy snow in Italy!
    — Sean Nevin, NBC news, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Louisville has a curling club where people can learn how to curl.
    — Hayes Gardner, The Courier-Journal, 27 Jan. 2020
  • Right now, the curling seed heads of toothache grass are waving above the fray.
    — Ben Raines, AL.com, 17 Oct. 2017
  • The sport of curling is far more fun than shuffleboard on ice.
    — Gillian Hearst Simonds, Town & Country, 24 Dec. 2012
  • Live oaks with massive curling limbs cast long shadows in the hazy light.
    — Lisa Bubert, Longreads, 30 Nov. 2022
  • All the while, his eyes locked upon a curling hair stuck to the blanket on her bed.
    — Kanak Kapur, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Watching his dad crush drives, nestle in wedges and sink curling putts struck a cord.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2023
  • The plates are a good size for straightening and curling—this styling tool can do both.
    — Louryn Strampe gear Team, WIRED, 19 Nov. 2022
  • If some pieces are straighter than others, use a curling wand to help increase the wave.
    — Brooke Shunatona, Cosmopolitan, 10 Jan. 2018
  • Kourtney and Kim are both known to use this curling wand to achieve their beachy waves.
    — Tatjana Freund, ELLE, 11 July 2023
  • Plus, curling, freestyle skiing and speed skating all have medal events.
    — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The rug itself easily laid on the floor with no curling at the edges.
    — Belle Duchene, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Want to spruce up an invite to a curling match with a curling stone emoji?
    — Joey Morona, cleveland.com, 1 Nov. 2017
  • The Russians have had to return medals in two curling events.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 25 Feb. 2018
  • Note how the tall curling plume of greenery at the top animates the space around it.
    — Lindsey Taylor, WSJ, 16 May 2017
  • My wavy hair got more use out of the curling barrels, oval brush and diffuser.
    — Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 23 Aug. 2023
  • But on many beaches there's nothing at all except the hot sun and the curling waves.
    — Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Oct. 2019
  • The third required a thin curling iron and three and a half hours to create the bouncy curls.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 3 Mar. 2020
  • The rug is designed to withstand curling, so there’s no need to weigh it down for the first few days of use.
    — Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 June 2025
  • Unlike able-bodied curling, athletes do not slide on the ice.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The rush of bobsledding, the thrill of lugeing, the, yes, grace of curling.
    — Kate Silver, chicagotribune.com, 28 Feb. 2018
  • There’s the drawing of the curtains, the curling up in bed, the dash to the toilet to puke my guts out.
    — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Then, use a 1-inch ceramic curling or iron brush to bend the tips of of the bangs outward.
    — Taylore Glynn, Marie Claire, 2 June 2021
  • Her ponytail takes on a life of its own, twisting and curling around the cover's blank space to spell out her name.
    — Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 23 Aug. 2019
  • Friends gather outside a local taproom for a game of curling.
    — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 24 Jan. 2026
  • As with Dyson’s Airwrap, the curling heads are a big selling point for the tool.
    — Claire Sullivan, WWD, 21 Feb. 2025
  • The round-robin stage of the women's curling is very tight so far, with each team having played six of their nine matches.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 17 Feb. 2026

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