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Example Sentences
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He was large and wolf-like, with a thick gray mane and a tail that curled over his back.
From Literature
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Before I harnessed him to the sled, Black Star went down the gang line, his bushy tail curled over his back.
From Literature
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It reflected a man with bleached blonde curls who left home in Barbados as a teenager to pursue his dreams in England.
From BBC
A minute later, I was alone in the street, the piece of paper tight inside my curled palm.
From Literature
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“I’ll put me feet on one wall at night and me head on the other without having to curl over like a snail in the house with three brothers.”
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.