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
For two decades, James Marsden has crafted memorable characters — many affable, some wolfish — in high-profile films and television shows.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2023
Those fossil coyotes are bigger and more robust, almost more wolfish, than modern populations.
From Slate • Feb. 20, 2023
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
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