Example Sentences

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There were rapid footsteps on the linoleum and henlike clucks and cries of greeting.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

He was not going to squat henlike on his place as the cockies around him did.

From My Brilliant Career by Franklin, Miles

The simile is grotesque; but Amedee is the most henlike waiter in France.

From The Guest of Quesnay by Tarkington, Booth