dove-like
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.
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
And yet after all there was something about her, about her grey, dove-like dress and her gentleness, which smacked of Clapham.
From Chippinge Borough by Weyman, Stanley J.
Cold water seemed to be running down her, when the little girl, with devout dove-like eyes, looked lovingly into her face.
From Withered Leaves. Vol. III.(of III) A Novel by Gottschall, Rudolf von
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
