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Sam Ferrer, 25, an illustrator based in the New York metropolitan area, wears golden, owl-like spectacles just like her avatar, Lil Nihilist.
From New York Times ● Oct. 7, 2022
Frank wears a sweater and glasses that make his already large eyes look even bigger and more owl-like.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 22, 2019
And the wide-eyed, owl-like porgs that populate Luke’s island seem reverse-engineered to elicit immediate puppy love in the audience.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 12, 2017
There is an owl-like virtuosity to it, silent, unassuming—but deadly.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 12, 2017
The fireplace had been sealed off with a board, and where the fire would have been, there was a picture, woven like a tapestry, of a strange owl-like bird staring out at you.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
