dove-like
Example Sentences
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In French, the word “pigeon” has two senses: a dove-like bird, but also a dupe, victim or fall guy.
From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2015
The three decanters boast an avian grace: the Swan's swooping body, the Flamingo's long slender neck and the Paloma's dove-like curves.
From Time Magazine Archive
Her dresses are all of this dove-like tint.
From The Independence Day Horror at Killsbury by Coolidge, Asenath Carver
The nun, her dove-like innocence devastated, has broiled like a chestnut amid the ashes of her convent,” etc.
From John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1 by Frith, William Powell
And little Gardiner leaned hard against his arm and Bella ran upstairs to escape the music because she did not like to cry, and his aunt's dove-like eyes reproached him for his brutal flight.
From Fairfax and His Pride by Vorst, Marie Van
