birdlike

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

An abbreviation of Archaeopteryx, a birdlike dinosaur, it started out making climbing harnesses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025

The researchers identified them as the birdlike raptor Citipes elegans; both lacked growth marks on the bones and so were probably less than 1 year old, weighing as much as a modern-day turkey.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 7, 2023

The name stems from their majestic size, angular wings and birdlike flight.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 11, 2023

“You’re not a complete person without your soul mate,” croon three mythical birdlike women early in the coming-of-age musical “My Love Affair With Marriage.”

From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2023

A tiny woman was perched in the bed, old and birdlike, with a blackberry face.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd