Example Sentences

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Ears flat, teeth bared and flanks incised with riblike arcs, the animal projects a tense ferocity far exceeding its size.

From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2017

The riblike shapes cover a pergola outside his Institute of Construction and Cement near Madrid.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Terran stared down upon a segmented under belly where legs were paired in riblike formation.

From Storm Over Warlock by Norton, Andre