dove-like
Example Sentences
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In French, the word “pigeon” has two senses: a dove-like bird, but also a dupe, victim or fall guy.
From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2015
The three decanters boast an avian grace: the Swan's swooping body, the Flamingo's long slender neck and the Paloma's dove-like curves.
From Time Magazine Archive
The nun, her dove-like innocence devastated, has broiled like a chestnut amid the ashes of her convent,” etc.
From John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1 by Frith, William Powell
The dove-like sweetness of her changeful eyes was gone.
From The Daughter Pays by Reynolds, Mrs. Baillie
And little Gardiner leaned hard against his arm and Bella ran upstairs to escape the music because she did not like to cry, and his aunt's dove-like eyes reproached him for his brutal flight.
From Fairfax and His Pride by Vorst, Marie Van
