sawlike

Example Sentences

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Thousands of dark tendrils with fine, sawlike spines latched onto our bodies.

From Stamped Caution by Gallun, Raymond Z.

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

The leaves, which are just coming out, are two or three inches long and about half as wide; they taper to a point and have serrate, or sawlike, edges.

From Among the Trees at Elmridge by Church, Ella Rodman

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

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