How to Use spinner in a Sentence

spinner

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  • The right foot spins all the way around, thanks to the thigh spinner joint.
    — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 17 Apr. 2024
  • One of the blades was bent and the spinner was crushed on one side.
    — Dave Altimari, courant.com, 2 Nov. 2017
  • The wash tub can hold up to 8 pounds and the spinner can handle up to 5 pounds.
    — Ambar Pardilla, NBC News, 7 Apr. 2021
  • Place your hands and feet where the spinner directs you.
    — Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Just place your washed goods in the spinner, lock the lid, and pull the hand crank to get things going.
    — Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Most of the predators were the bull, blacktip and spinner species of sharks.
    — Aric Chokey, Sun-Sentinel.com, 6 Feb. 2018
  • And thus, the 2018 version of the fidget spinner was born.
    — Elizabeth Logan, Teen Vogue, 8 Feb. 2018
  • The set comes with 12 cards, two dice, a chip, and a spinner for all of your playing needs.
    — Jamie Kravitz, Woman's Day, 10 Oct. 2022
  • Step 4: Roll the shaft in an arrow spinner to find any bends.
    — Andrew Del-Colle and Lara Sorokanich, Popular Mechanics, 5 June 2018
  • The salad spinner, still since June, now thinks it’s a whirling dervish.
    — Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2019
  • One spinner that got away hit the side of the net, took a strange bounce and took out the neighbor's window.
    — Rick Armstrong, Aurora Beacon-News, 12 Feb. 2018
  • For leafy greens, rinse very well and dry in a salad spinner.
    — Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 5 June 2023
  • Some anglers are casting spoons and spinners around the mouths of the rivers for big trout.
    — D'arcy Eagan, cleveland.com, 13 Sep. 2019
  • The most common weights for the spinner rigs have been half- and 3/4-ounce barrel sinkers.
    — cleveland, 18 June 2020
  • Some anglers are trolling spoons and spinner rigs tipped with a nightcrawler.
    — D'arcy Egan, cleveland, 9 Dec. 2022
  • And be careful not to spill your tailgate punch on the cards or spinner board!
    — Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2023
  • On a slow spinner, however, winds could flow all the way from the equator to the poles.
    — Paul Voosen, Science | AAAS, 9 June 2021
  • The most notable thing about this spinner is the large profile of the aluminum wings.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The chef likes to wash the leaves before placing them in a salad spinner to dry.
    — Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2024
  • Fish can also be caught on wet flies and on tiny spinners and spoons; www.riversideflyshop.com.
    — Frank Sargeant, al, 13 Dec. 2019
  • McKinney went from home-run hero to spinner of web gems in the bottom of the fourth.
    — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2021
  • The grub has almost no action, and the spinner is nothing unique.
    — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Dry the seeds with a clean kitchen towel or a salad spinner.
    — Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
  • This holds five liters in the outer bowl and can hold four to six servings of salad in the spinner.
    — Chris Hachey, BGR, 28 June 2021
  • The short video games are created by Google and the spinner is accessed by Googling, of course.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2023
  • From one of those weird people selling fidget spinners on the side of the street?
    — Emma Baty, Cosmopolitan, 8 Jan. 2018
  • The washer can handle 18 pounds’ worth of laundry and the spinner 8 pounds.
    — Ambar Pardilla, NBC News, 7 Apr. 2021
  • The hardside spinner comes in black, navy, bright blue, and orange.
    — Madison Flager, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2023
  • To avoid making things worse, get your fingers off your scaly nose, perhaps by keeping your hands busy (with a fidget spinner, say, or your sweater’s fuzzy fabric).
    — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 4 Dec. 2024
  • There are also health benefits to using a salad spinner.
    — Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025

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