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I thought, that I had ever seen -- brushed with a kind of winglike grace every object they encountered.

Glasses Henry James 1879

I thought, that I had ever seen -- brushed with a kind of winglike grace every object they encountered.

Embarrassments Henry James 1879

With a dip in the dark standing-seam metal, the roof gets a winglike lift that, underlit at dusk, conjures a certain blackbird.

A Visitor Center Where Poe Heard a Knocking Julie V. Iovine 2011

Still spinning, Tally hung from the board for a moment, until its winglike shape stabilized her.

Scott Westerfeld: Uglies Quartet Scott Westerfeld 2010

Neuman at birth, with red, cowlicky hair and winglike ears.

The Dirty Life Kristin Kimball 2010

Only the pale green eyes softened the savage image she presented, standing there nervously by the side of a building that seemed to swoop winglike above them in the mist.

A Corridor in the Asylum 2010

Designed by architect Moshe Safdie, it is already an instantly recognizable structure -- a 150,000-square-foot, five-story white building with what appear to be winglike structures drooping off its roof.

The architecture of the U.S. Institute of Peace on the mall 2010

It might be as little as a vivid, all but fluorescent ribbon of orange about the biceps-plus, of course, the sporran-or it might be as much as baggy pantaloons, tremendous winglike collars, steeple hats, platform sandals-there was no end to them, and, except for the ones who walked in pairs, there was no similarity between any of them except in the beauty of their colors and the richness and variety of the fabrics.

Arcana Magi - c.1: Oryn Zentharis, Seeker of the Truth 2010

By the way, various fossils, and some modern examples, are known of insects showing a third pair of winglike structures, in front of the regular two pairs.

No Longer Sleeping in Seattle - The Panda's Thumb 2009

Dawn sent it to me thinking I would enjoy the winglike pockets -- and she thought right.

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