Example Sentences

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Tule fog—a dense, low-lying mist named for a reedlike plant that grows in the region’s marshes—can settle over California’s vast agricultural heartland, typically from November through March.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

The resulting world captured distinctive features of the region, such as upwelling waters off the coast of Namibia and long, reedlike cloud coverage.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 7, 2022

Ms. Whitfield had a reedlike, instantly recognizable voice and sang with precise diction, perfect pitch and almost no vibrato.

From Washington Post • Feb. 13, 2018

Walking not 10 steps inside, I spot an unmistakable tall, reedlike figure with a jutting jaw and blondish hair, wearing a floppy knit hat that could not disguise him.

From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2014

He needed a haircut—especially at the nape of the neck—the worst way, as only a small boy with an almost full-grown head and a reedlike neck can need one.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger