wax-like

Example Sentences

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White phosphorus is a wax-like substance which ignites on contact with oxygen, creating bright plumes of smoke.

From BBC • May 6, 2023

Back then, companies used wax-like finishes to keep water from soaking through their clothing.

From Salon • Nov. 29, 2022

Here we have mistletoe, and Jeanne watches her mother with a half-smile as she buys a great ball of dainty gray-green leaves and wax-like berries.

From New York Times • Dec. 25, 2012

The night-blooming cereus was in rank abundance, together with the flor de pascua, or Easter flower, so lovely in its cream-colored, wax-like blossom.

From Due South or Cuba Past and Present by Ballou, Maturin Murray

Touching its wax-like flowers, Apollo knew that the gods had comforted him in his sorrow.

From Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls by Bailey, Carolyn Sherwin