sawlike

Example Sentences

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In the late afternoon we began the ascent of the Sierras, whose sawlike points had been in sight for many miles.

From A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)

And his song, as he climbed over me, was squeaky and sawlike, and as he walked he doddered, head trembling as an old man's shakes in final acquiescence in the futility of life.

From Edge of the Jungle by Beebe, William

Neither Yamba nor I waited for the coming impact, but threw ourselves overboard just as the creature’s white sawlike weapon showed itself close to the surface only a few yards away. 

From The Adventures of Louis De Rougemont by Rougemont, Louis de

It was a frightful mouth, armed with huge rows of sawlike teeth, and although they knew the brute was dead the boys could not repress a shudder as they looked at it.

From The Rushton Boys at Treasure Cove Or, The Missing Chest of Gold by Davenport, Spencer

He was not a large dog—only about as high as a chair seat; he had mottled lips, too, and sharp, sawlike teeth.

From A Gentleman Vagabond and Some Others by Smith, Francis Hopkinson