cobwebby

Example Sentences

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Traditionally, Miss Havisham is presented as a dusty figure enrobed in cobwebby lace.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2023

The idea was to protect the cork from mold or nibbling critters during the years a bottle was stored in a cobwebby cellar.

From Washington Post • May 26, 2022

The same fabric spilled from a long black cutaway, seams visible and splitting; was transformed into an abstract bolero atop cobwebby black lace; and got spliced with zebra stripes, old damask and brocade.

From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2022

Q’s journey from the cobwebby corners of 4chan into the mainstream likely wasn’t entirely organic.

From Slate • Sep. 7, 2018

I discover two bedrooms, both under a thick layer of dust, one with a figure lying under a cobwebby shroud on the bed.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black