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Calder is even amusing in the bronzes he made in 1944, especially “The Vine,” a balancing act of a plant with a dragonlike slouch straight out of .

From New York Times • May 13, 2010

Similarly, a drawing by John Tenniel, the illustrator who worked with Carroll, showing a boy fighting the dragonlike Jabberwock, as it was first called, was transformed into an image depicting Alice in action.

From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2010

Natives of many parts of Africa believe in a 30-ft., dragonlike reptile with a long neck, that lives in swamps as did the long-extinct brontosaurus.

From Time Magazine Archive

Radulovic's own favorite was a huge, dragonlike, earth-digging machine in deep oranges, reds and whites.

From Time Magazine Archive

The dragonlike creature and its companion reeled back in shock.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi