ropelike
- a word derived from rope.
Example Sentences
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The trove of fossils found during the museum’s expansion gets a fitting tribute in a 75,000 square-meter swath of concrete on the plaza scored with ropelike patterns, paw prints and serpent-like shapes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
The student, Darryl George, 18, has locs, or long ropelike strands of hair, that he pins on his head in a barrel roll, a protective style that his mother said reflected Black culture.
From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2024
Her distinctive hairstyle — somewhere in the vicinity of braids, dreadlocks or the ropelike mop of a rag doll — is currently a platinum bob with streaks of taxicab yellow.
From Washington Post • May 31, 2015
Means of transport: His own nifty ability to shoot ropelike webs from his webshooters, which allow him to swing through the air, covering much ground.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2012
Phineas uses the narrow end of his iron to carefully press the ropelike fuse down into the powder.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
