Example Sentences

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Gone is the swanlike creature who eventually wooed Armando with her flattened hair, frameless glasses, and pastel-colored ensembles.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2024

Some 30 feet long and low-waisted, its prow curved up swanlike into a large dragon head, and its stern whipped into a serpentine tail.

From Slate • Oct. 30, 2015

It's gross and uproarious, but also beautifully choreographed; the image of swanlike Rudolph, swathed in white, sinking down onto a street to relieve herself is unforgettable.

From Time • May 12, 2011

Her swanlike neck and wondrous face undoubtedly helped endear her, but from a fashion point of view, she might as well have been an animated hanger.

From New York Times • Aug. 11, 2010

"You think you can intimidate me with your swanlike good looks, but I'm not that kind of girl."

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell