Example Sentences

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They tap on logs at an astounding seven raps per second, listening with their batlike ears for the sound of voids in the wood—tunnels gnawed by insects.

From Scientific American • Nov. 1, 2022

Aye-ayes combine batlike echolocation with a woodpecker’s appetite for grubs.

From Washington Post • Oct. 21, 2019

Cale, wearing a batlike cape, rose, raised his arms, and headed toward the stage.

From The New Yorker • May 3, 2017

On still rings, he hung upside down, batlike, for several moments.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 30, 2012

Dean produced a woolen hat, which Harry placed carefully upon Dobby’s head, muffling his batlike ears.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling