Example Sentences

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The Warsaw Book Fair takes place each May in the National Stadium, a basketlike structure flecked with the red and white of the Polish flag.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 29, 2019

These basketlike sacks are not some kind of textural sculpture but birds’ nests, built by crested oropendolas and collected in South America.

From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2016

The ancient origin story behind the basketlike centerpiece on the table has two basic versions with many variations.

From Washington Post

The object is simple enough: players wearing basketlike cestas heave a ball against a wall until someone misses.

From Time Magazine Archive

They also gather pollen in basketlike cavities in their hind legs.

From Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition by Burkett, Charles William