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
No one thought anything of that colourless oval face, those dove-like eyes, that intelligent brow shaded by heavy curls.
From Jasper Lyle by Ward, Harriet
He pulled forward his chair, sat down, and opened his book, and when he had found his place, he sent his cold, horrible eyes across to her warm, startled, dove-like ones, startled beyond bounds.
From In God's Way A Novel by Bj?rnson, Bj?rnstjerne
Cold water seemed to be running down her, when the little girl, with devout dove-like eyes, looked lovingly into her face.
From Withered Leaves. Vol. III.(of III) A Novel by Gottschall, Rudolf von
