Example Sentences

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The dinosaur — Psittacosaurus lujiatunensis — was about as big as a medium-sized dog with a parrotlike beak.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 18, 2023

Rebuffed by the girls, Lloyd returned to his companions, stopping in front of Sasha’s sleeping form to shout an abrupt, parrotlike “Hey!”

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

While she chattered, parrotlike, to the judge, who was obviously impressed by her appearance, Algernon listened to her ejaculatory conversation with a mixture of admiration and awe.

From Life and Gabriella The Story of a Woman's Courage by Glasgow, Ellen Anderson Gholson

The old woman speaks rapidly, parrotlike, sighing and sobbing.

From The Underdogs, a Story of the Mexican Revolution by Munguía, E. (Enrique)

Most of these, with their definitions, parrotlike, I had learned to spell, but never once in all my school experience had I been taught the derivation of a single word.

From Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude by Bidwell, Austin