sawlike

Example Sentences

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Thousands of dark tendrils with fine, sawlike spines latched onto our bodies.

From Stamped Caution by Gallun, Raymond Z.

Far inland, and tinged light-blue by distance, rose the sharp, jagged, and sawlike crests of El-Sharaf, under which the Hajj-caravan wends its weary way, thus escaping the mountains which dip perpendicularly into the sea.

From The Land of Midian — Volume 1 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

Neither Yamba nor I waited for the coming impact, but threw ourselves overboard just as the creature’s white sawlike weapon showed itself close to the surface only a few yards away. 

From The Adventures of Louis De Rougemont by Rougemont, Louis de

In the late afternoon we began the ascent of the Sierras, whose sawlike points had been in sight for many miles.

From A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)

He was not a large dog—only about as high as a chair seat; he had mottled lips, too, and sharp, sawlike teeth.

From A Gentleman Vagabond and Some Others by Smith, Francis Hopkinson