lacelike

Example Sentences

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All the Laurie-and-Jo shippers out there will be pleased to know that Timothée Chalamet, he of the bladelike cheekbones and elfin-yet-lanky grace, is the most perfect Laurie who ever Lauried.

From Slate • Dec. 4, 2019

With each advance, their breathing grows more audible, sharp inhales and exhales matching the bladelike swipes of their arms: breath as a mode of expression and a means of keeping time.

From New York Times • Oct. 2, 2019

Are the engineers behind these bladelike appendages incredibly smart, or do they have a great sense of style?

From Slate • Sep. 7, 2017

Featuring a bladelike quintet with Mr. Mahanthappa on alto saxophone and the impressive young Adam O’Farrill on trumpet, it’s a whirligig of brisk dynamism and bustling modernity.

From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2015

Or the peregrine falcons, with their bladelike talons and darting eyes that could spot a tasty field mouse on the ground from hundreds of feet in the air?

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood