How to Use reel in a Sentence

reel

1 of 2 noun
  • And that reel was made seven years ago.
    — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Then the reel ended, and the wall was blank.
    — David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • That’s just the highlight reel.
    — Laura Manske, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • That’s just the highlight reel.
    — Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Some of their top sellers are wine racks made from news reels.
    — Vanessa Infanzon, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • There were reels, round rolls of film like discs made in heaven.
    — Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The fish runs as Hill comes tight, the reel singing in his hand.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2026
  • One of those reels was from a six-year-old girl named Elisa.
    — Blake Crisses, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2026
  • Not many people have a reel that is that varied.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
  • There are even apps where actors can upload their reels.
    — Taran Khan, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
  • This isn’t a nostalgia project built on clip reels.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Three of those occurred when my reel backlashed.
    — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2026
  • That moment has lived for decades on sports blooper reels.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
  • The thought hardly goes through my mind when my reel pipes a high crescendo.
    — Ralph Tuttle, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026
  • The fall salmon-o-rama was off to a screaming start — on my reel.
    — Bill Monroe, oregonlive, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Just drop in some cash, spin the reels, and voila – instant riches!
    — Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
  • Those are the moments that don’t show up in a box score or on a highlight reel.
    — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2026
  • His tackle box and reel looked to be no match for the human-sized nightcrawler.
    — Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Here, on her own terms, Streisand spills all on both her reel and real life.
    — Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 6 Nov. 2023
  • There’s a highlight reel of Tony slipping on the ice!
    — Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
  • If there was an Oscar for reels, this would surely win one.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2026
  • My fly line and two thirds of the backing disappear from the reel.
    — Ralph Tuttle, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026
  • Casting reels are on top of the rod while spinning reels hand below the rod.
    — Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 28 Mar. 2024
  • For anyone weighing this wave, the tell isn't the demo reel.
    — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • His former teammates watched the highlight reel with glee from afar.
    — Jared Weiss, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
  • There was no highlight reel and no on-camera send-off from colleagues.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2026
  • This one was fast, physical and had many highlight-reel saves.
    — Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Other parts, such as flywheels and score reels, might have to be replaced.
    — cleveland, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Even with the use of electric reels, however, fights can last for many hours.
    — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Some updates are posts; others are reels or stories.
    — Yuriy Boyechko, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025

reel

2 of 2 verb
  • Lewin said views of the lake reeled them in.
    — Larry Seward, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Lewin said views of the lake reeled them in.
    — Larry Seward, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Many are still reeling from it.
    — Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Many are still reeling from it.
    — Justin Gomez, ABC News, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Just keep reeling and get ready for a fight.
    — Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Roots said the city is reeling.
    — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 27 May 2026
  • Many are still reeling from the news of the trade.
    — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Ten-foot swells rose up and sent our boat reeling.
    — Martin Suarez, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
  • So just being able to reel him back in and get ready to go score again.
    — Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 11 June 2026
  • As for what a Glee reboot would look like, the mind reels.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
  • This is Corll’s way to reel Wayne in.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2025
  • The answer will leave you reeling.
    — Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Then the men took turns reeling the fish in, and putting them out of their misery.
    — Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Frost was 12-20 in his first three years and reeling.
    — Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
  • But Ohtani reeled himself back in to face the top of the order.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
  • For now, the town of Mpondwe continues to reel from the tragedy.
    — Abdi Latif Dahir, BostonGlobe.com, 18 June 2023
  • Gangs set fire to houses and left civilians reeling.
    — ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Men with their arms draped about one another’s shoulders reeled through the streets.
    — Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
  • The city was still reeling from the devastation of the first world war.
    — Marcy Thompson, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Small owners are still reeling from de Blasio era rent freezes.
    — Ann Korchak, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Five straight Poway victories reeled Buchanan back in.
    — Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
  • The Angels, who went all-in at the trade deadline, are reeling.
    — Jace Evans, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2023
  • He’s headed into a matchup with the reeling Cubs, losers of eight straight.
    — Andy Behrens, New York Times, 25 May 2026
  • The trick to fishing them night or day is reeling just fast enough to get the diving lip digging.
    — Jimmy Fee, Field & Stream, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Countries around the world are reeling from the historic oil supply shock.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
  • And others are just simply reeling.
    — Vanessa Romo, NPR, 14 May 2026
  • The loss left his family reeling.
    — Megan Janetsky, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Intel has been reeling from a series of setbacks.
    — Nino Paoli, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Nearby Flint still reeled from the water crisis.
    — CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The city was still reeling from the Second World War.
    — Maggie Doherty, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025

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