Example Sentences

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Sydney Smith called Webster a cathedral; and surely there must have been something in those enormous, burning eyes, that craglike brow, that smote even the most superficial observer into an admiration which was almost awe.

From The Old Coast Road From Boston to Plymouth by Rothery, Agnes

The school-room at Glenfernie gave upon the hill's steepest, most craglike face.

From Foes by Johnston, Mary

His friend and counselor, the one man in life upon whom he leaned, was gone, and over his own great, craglike face came that look of sorrow which death only removed.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 03 Little Journeys to the Homes of American Statesmen by Hubbard, Elbert

A cautious survey of the craglike face of his father showed no traces of a sleepless night; but then, what could a single night of unrest mean to that body of iron?

From Trailin'! by Brand, Max