cloudlike
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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A family room features a wall covered with black-and-white headshots of movie stars, and a cloudlike light fixture floats above the marble and mirrored fireplace.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 15, 2025
The foamy waves behind them form a cloudlike backdrop, with Medina lofting his right index finger high above his head.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2024
Pillowy and cloudlike, these delightful treats made with cake flour would be perfect for a spring or summer birthday party for kids and adults alike.
From Salon • Jun. 30, 2022
Swirls of meringue somehow manage to defy frozen temperatures and remain silky and cloudlike, between chunks of white- and dark-chocolate-dipped peanut-butter pretzels that shatter once bitten.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 2, 2022
I wanted some of the cloudlike warmth in Father Amadi’s eyes to rub off on me, settle on me.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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