cobwebby

Example Sentences

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Traditionally, Miss Havisham is presented as a dusty figure enrobed in cobwebby lace.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2023

This strategy tends to scratch at the cobwebby corners of triviagoers’ brains, inspiring fact recall for things people didn’t even realize they remembered.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2022

The idea was to protect the cork from mold or nibbling critters during the years a bottle was stored in a cobwebby cellar.

From Washington Post • May 26, 2022

The same fabric spilled from a long black cutaway, seams visible and splitting; was transformed into an abstract bolero atop cobwebby black lace; and got spliced with zebra stripes, old damask and brocade.

From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2022

“If we set foot in there, they’ll throw us in those cobwebby rooms and lock the doors.”

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech