catlike
Example Sentences
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Time magazine described her as “moving about the stage with catlike grace, her rich, ringing voice zooming with ease through the high, precarious lines,” and as a “girl with veins of fire.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2024
Here, the imagery flickers between the mortal world and more forbidden realms — ghostly knights, ships, catlike creatures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2024
She moved slowly, catlike, and seemed not too concerned.
From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2023
There’s all kinds of stuff that has tried to be a bit catlike in different ways—mongooses, things like that.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 4, 2023
Not exactly beautiful, but her blue eyes and pert snub nose gave her a catlike quality that contrasted with her robust, athletic movements.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
