catlike

Example Sentences

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What good was I when she had this new detective—the beautiful, catlike Hattie Lawton—to replace me?

From Literature

He bore little resemblance to the portrait in Lord Fredrick’s study, for his plumpness had dwindled to a lean and catlike frame, and his hair was as black as if it had been dyed with India ink.

From Literature

He’s hidden by darkness, but I can make out his eyes—gray as smoke and catlike.

From Literature

Sleek black armor covers every inch of him, except for his eyes; gray as smoke and catlike, they’re set on General Sharpe.

From Literature

Time magazine described her as “moving about the stage with catlike grace, her rich, ringing voice zooming with ease through the high, precarious lines,” and as a “girl with veins of fire.”

From New York Times