like an arrow
Example Sentences
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Instead, most bats flew like an arrow directly across the road at a height at which they would collide with vehicles.
From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026
The machine, which looks like a mini plane with wings, is placed on a launchpad, stretched like an arrow on a crossbow and then shot into the air.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2025
If it "points like an arrow at something," that offers a clue regarding its thoughts.
From Salon • Feb. 22, 2023
“Time doesn’t creep like a worm or fly like an arrow anymore,” Cee observes.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 3, 2022
I hear him coming toward me in the snow, vaguely alarming, approaching like an arrow in a slowed-down universe, and a shudder runs through me.
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
