gazelle
noun
any small antelope of the genus Gazella and allied genera, of Africa and Asia, noted for graceful movements and lustrous eyes.
gazelle-like
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a word derived from
gazelle.
Example Sentences
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And I was a little bit more descriptive—I was re-reading the script just now and I chuckled at the “long, gazelle-like legs,” but you know, I think it was appropriate for that video.
From Slate ● Feb. 18, 2020
But with gazelle-like agility, he leapt into the vacancy created when Nicky Morgan left as chairwoman of the Treasury Committee.
From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2019
Lynn Swann had gazelle-like moves and had earned a starting spot in his sophomore year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2019
He ran the floor alongside John Wall, his gazelle-like gallop perfectly filling the lane alongside one of the world’s fastest players.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 5, 2015
Her great, gazelle-like eyes peered hither and thither, as if ever upon the watch for some hidden foe.
From The Redemption of David Corson by Charles Frederic Goss
