wolfish

Example Sentences

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But in April, Colossal announced a more substantial, still pretty cute achievement: the alleged de-extinction of the dire wolf, in the form of three wolfish pups named Romulus, Remus and Khaleesi.

From Salon • May 15, 2025

Shane's voice was dangerous, dark, exciting, wolfish, a sound once heard never forgotten.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2023

Super Bowl Week is famous for its insatiable appetites, unabashed gluttony and wolfish overconsumption.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2022

But when Bobbie takes advantage of Jamie’s jitters to suggest that he marry her instead of Paul, she doesn’t seem needy or wolfish, as Bobby did when propositioning Amy; she seems foolish and disrespectful.

From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2021

For example, you know far more than Lord Fredrick does about the curse upon the Ashtons, for he thinks it is merely going to make his baby embarrassingly wolfish during the full moon.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood