Example Sentences

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Next, he shaped a splinter into a sharp, narrow tool and used this to pierce the parchmentlike interior skin protecting the seeds.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 31, 2021

The menu arrives in a sealed, parchmentlike envelope, like a royal edict.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2017

The menu arrives in a sealed parchmentlike envelope, like a royal edict.

From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2016

Dr. Carton removed the clot between the brain and its parchmentlike covering, the dura mater.

From Time Magazine Archive

The skin on his hands looked dry, parchmentlike, and his lips formed a thin line beneath the heavy tangle of gray beard.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok