Example sentences for: curving

How can you use “curving” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • And they neglect, through ignorance or overconfidence, to take the elementary precautions that would guard against such lapses: above all, to mark up their scripts, the way actors do--inserting a vertical pause here, or a curving tonemarker there, or an underlining to cue emphasis, or three dots to indicate a dying fall...

  • Brunelleschi’s masterpiece, the cathedral’s grandiose terra-cotta cupola, with its eight white stone ribs curving to the marble lantern at the top, is the city’s symbol, visible not only all over Florence but also from far beyond in the Tuscan hills.

  • Kodály körönd (Kodály crescent, named after another Hungarian composer) is a splendid ensemble, its curving façades decorated with Classical figures and inlaid motifs.

  • But a man might still be seduced by an irresistible feminine brim, curving and dipping to offset a meaningful glance.

  • Its two gently curving office blocks open like an oyster over a domed “pearl” containing the council chamber.


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