wolfish

Example Sentences

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“Do not listen, little future person! Behaving like a wild animal is all very well for your father’s wolfish wards, but it will never do for the heir to this great estate!”

From Literature

The odd, wolfish duet floated through the air: this time it was a pair of high-pitched, girlish howls, followed by a deep and manly one.

From Literature

She smiled hugely, baring her pearly white teeth in what could only be called a wolfish grin.

From Literature

From the back of her shroudlike garments poked a long, wolfish tail.

From Literature

But in April, Colossal announced a more substantial, still pretty cute achievement: the alleged de-extinction of the dire wolf, in the form of three wolfish pups named Romulus, Remus and Khaleesi.

From Salon