adipose

Example Sentences

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Forward Flux theater company’s latest double feature includes ‘las mariposas Y los muertos,” following an indie-rock band’s rise, and “No More Sad Things,” following a 32-year-old woman’s impulsive decision to visit Maui.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2017

In the afternoons, however, we sat in the courtyard while Pita lay out in the sun on a wrought-iron bench, recuperating among the myriad of colorful mariposas that abounded in that heavenly place.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

It passed through the car, dragging a small bevy of tiny brown mariposas into the car.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

Indiscriminate in taste, the mariposas flittered over cultivated gardens as happily as they danced over thorn-ridden lots and neglected fields.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

It was a magical time, full of dreaminess and charm, a time to watch the mariposas emerge out of their cocoons, gather their courage, and take flight while we floated faceup in the water.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall