like an arrow
Example Sentences
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Instead, most bats flew like an arrow directly across the road at a height at which they would collide with vehicles.
From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026
The machine, which looks like a mini plane with wings, is placed on a launchpad, stretched like an arrow on a crossbow and then shot into the air.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2025
Think of it like an arrow, where the arrowhead holds a portion of the information and the arrow tail holds the rest, Lee said.
From Salon • Mar. 17, 2025
With each handstand — extending vertically like an arrow — Esparza’s teammates roared.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2025
I hear him coming toward me in the snow, vaguely alarming, approaching like an arrow in a slowed-down universe, and a shudder runs through me.
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
