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
This strategy tends to scratch at the cobwebby corners of triviagoers’ brains, inspiring fact recall for things people didn’t even realize they remembered.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2022
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
But most people are expected to resort to the cobwebby basements of apartment buildings — or to the subway.
From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2021
“You got a dusty cobwebby attic up there?”
From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech
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