Example Sentences

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Such were the prevailing attitudes as we made our way to the Arena das Dunas, an onionlike stadium tucked behind Natal’s giant sand dunes.

From Slate • Jun. 17, 2014

“I can’t remember enjoying commentary more! What is this, by the way?” he added, holding the onionlike object up to eye level.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

When used in cooking, its resin lent a pungent, onionlike taste perhaps not unlike modern asafoetida; when taken as medicine, the juice was said to cure sore throats, warts, fever, sour stomach, leprosy, and baldness.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro