Example Sentences

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For Bamford, the plants possessed an intriguing, almost paradoxical power: their blossoms were delicate and modest, but their homely, almost cabbagelike leaves had an entrancing and deeply robust scent.

From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2021

The spathe is still clinging to the spadix, but it looks slightly more bulbous and cabbagelike than it did yesterday.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 1, 2016