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
"Do you hear that delightful music, Minna?" said he, in his dove-like tones, for the eagle had ended his cry.
From The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories by Balzac, Honor? de
I feel as if her kind, blue, dove-like eyes rested soothingly on my hot forehead.
From Stories and Pictures by Peretz, Isaac Loeb
And once more he realized how Nancy in her dove-like innocence had absorbed and submerged the existence of those around her.
From The Devourers by Chartres, Annie Vivanti
