Example Sentences

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The year was 2005; the item was a jewellike, not-too-sweet piece of chocolate; the place was Crush in Madison Valley, a “striking young comer” of a modern American restaurant, as critic Nancy Leson put it.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 15, 2023

As the sun warms their wings for the first time, these jewellike insects zero in on a single goal: generating the next brood.

From Scientific American • Mar. 22, 2021

The same color tile can be jewellike in a gloss finish and earthy in a matte finish, explained New York designer Phillip Thomas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 18, 2016

Months later, you roast 120 dried out, woody carrots each day until they are soft and very sweet, their colors jewellike, their flavor bold and bright.

From Slate • Jan. 24, 2013

It yawned, opening its mouth so wide that Jeremy could no longer see the jewellike eyes.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville