tigerishly
Example Sentences
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As is almost always the case with a Speak to the Manager, the cut was accentuated by deliberately obvious highlights, striping tigerishly up toward the crisp bristle atop the head.
From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2023
Goffin did brilliantly to fashion a match point – and woefully to squander it, before Nadal tigerishly got to a second tie-break, this time wrapping it up without fuss.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 13, 2017
The patrons were treated to one staggeringly good rally after another as, energised by the nearness of the prize, they fought tigerishly for every point, fist-pumped every success.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 9, 2017
He is tigerishly protective of their place in the spotlight — he said that he had a clause written into Ms. Kasler’s contract that prevents Ballard from hiring another designer without consulting her.
From New York Times ● Aug. 8, 2011
As it sprang tigerishly in the air and fell, fixing its predatory claws in another cut, Dorinda looked down with a startled air.
From The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains by Murfree, Mary Noailles
