furl in a sentence
Examples
- His face furls in frustration when asked about headlines such as " Even Teetotalers Are Too Wild For These Games, " which appeared in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
- Taking a cue from another favorite visual stylist, Stanley Kubrick, Romanek used stark lighting and close-up angles to capture every twitch and furl in Williams'face.
- An estimated 46, 000 flag opponents rallied at the Statehouse on Monday, vowing to honor an NAACP tourism boycott of South Carolina until the Legislature votes to furl the banner.
- If one boat finished fishing before the others in its convoys, it would " lay to " ( furl the jib and slacken the mainsail ) and wait for the others.
- As the deck watch prepared to go aloft to furl sail, " Eagle " was hit by a squall with winds, forcing her into a 45-50 degree heel.
- Coast Guard Academy cadets learn how to furl sail on the " Eagle " s bowsprit under the tutelage of a petty officer while sailing among the British Virgin Islands in 2013.
- Yet as it hastens to furl the Union Jack, the once-great power has been Scrooge-like in extending citizenship to the people who made this the most prosperous of its colonies.
- In the Escape, which comes in 9-foot and 11 {-foot models, a separated mast and boom make it possible to furl the mainsail around the mast when the wind comes up.
- FLAG _ WASHINGTON _ One hundred and thirty five years after the end of the Civil War, it's time to furl the Confederate flag . ( Deans, Cox News Service ) . 30.
- A " real " flag for my wife is made of heavy-gauge cotton, sewn together piece by piece so that the seams are visible between the stripes and the flag furls gracefully.