Examples of “curler” in a Sentence

noun (sport) A pass or shot in which the ball curves through the air.

• The captain sent a curler into the top corner of the net.
• Liverpool were energised at the start of the second half, with ­Curtis Jones shaping a curler just past the far post. — David Hytner, Arsenal ignite title hopes as Gabriel Martinelli punishes Liverpool error (2024)

noun (surfing) A wave that breaks to form a hollow tube.

• There’s the mesmeric, thrumming beat. (Sound very much “on” for this one.) Dark purples and roiling seas under heavy storms. Then Manuel, barreling perfect curler after perfect curler. — Sam Anderson, Weekend Warm-Up: Liquid Lines, Entrancing Tunes, Mesmerizing Moments in ‘MALIA’ (2023)