Example Sentences

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This heat must reach the center of the material, and in the case of most foods the evaporation of crystals near the surface forms a layer of corklike stuff that is an excellent insulator.

From Time Magazine Archive

The corklike boat answered instantly to the demand, and backed away from the side of the anchored sharpie.

From The Outdoor Chums on the Gulf by Allen, Quincy

Even before the leaf falls, a layer of corklike substance has formed over the scar.

From Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study by Ontario. Ministry of Education

Even Roy seemed to have lost his corklike buoyancy.

From Roy Blakeley in the Haunted Camp by Fitzhugh, Percy Keese

See: the king is down; The tallest chief is up, heels over head, Tossed corklike o'er my Cashel's sinewy back; And his lieutenant all deflated gasps For breath upon the sand.

From The Admirable Bashville or, Constancy Unrewarded by Shaw, Bernard