dovelike
Example Sentences
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“Seidel would have given us the makers of Auden’s tigerish blazer and dovelike shoe,” he writes, “but he was never impressed enough that Auden didn’t.”
From Slate ● Apr. 10, 2015
In a recent event, no paraphernalia better demonstrated the timeless desire to fly than a team consisting of two men in white robes caparisoned in large, dovelike wings and halos.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the Assembly this week, Russia's Andrei Vishinsky angrily rejected the compromise plan, and just as vituperatively departed from Moscow's usual dovelike cooings at India.
From Time Magazine Archive
Percy's position, while certainly not dovelike, was far less militant than Douglas'.
From Time Magazine Archive
One, the embodiment of life and gayety, the other a gentle, dovelike personality, which, however, hinted sometimes at hidden fires.
From Vicky Van by Wells, Carolyn
