rainbowlike

Example Sentences

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And thanks to the supernova’s close location, astronomers may also be able to gather enough of its light to obtain rainbowlike spectra—wavelength-based breakdowns of its electromagnetic emissions.

From Scientific American • May 24, 2023

From the overture — the harmonies for the brass instruments playing quietly, the sweeping, rainbowlike melody for the strings — it was evident that this would be a singularly vivid account.

From New York Times • May 31, 2018

Searching for toucans with rainbowlike bills in Costa Rica’s forests.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 20, 2017

One morning in January, a flock of pigeons with bobbing heads, their rainbowlike neck feathers sparkling, occupied a railing on a sand-bleached luxury hotel.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2015

Reading always makes me tired because sometimes I get so caught up in the rainbowlike colors of the words that I have to read passages over and over.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass