Example Sentences
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Eggs seem to be their favorite; the lizard splits the egg and, kittenlike, laps up the yolk.
From Slate • Apr. 26, 2013
"EyePet" is fun — kids use gestures to help a kittenlike creature hatch from an egg, then decorate and play with the animal.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2010
Once identified, CAT can be avoided �or-its threat reduced to kittenlike dimensions.
From Time Magazine Archive
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A sweaty toddler lifts up a kittenlike wail for water.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
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Nakpa, or Long Ears, her kittenlike gray mule, which had heretofore been honored with the precious burden of the twin babies, was to be given a heavier and more cumbersome load.
From Old Indian Days by Eastman, Charles Alexander