Example Sentences

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Dressed in his black, priestlike robe and with his black headwear resembling a skullcap, he looked completely crazy.

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2020

Gøtzsche, appropriately, looked nearly priestlike, standing on the stage in all-black.

From Salon • Jan. 5, 2020

In Mr. Hardy’s directorial hands, the island and its inhabitants — led by the priestlike Lord Summerisle, played by Christopher Lee, took on a mystifying aura, with bizarre events unfolding in broad daylight.

From New York Times • Jul. 4, 2016

Instead I pause and let the adrenaline subside; I roll my eyes to the ceiling and raise my open palms, priestlike: Peace.

From Time Magazine Archive

“Let’s face it, Mom,” Ben had told her, “Dad ain’t exactly priestlike when we move into a new place.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy