Example Sentences

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You place the peeled clove under a sievelike web of holes, then press down with hands on each side, rocking it back and forth.

From Slate • Oct. 16, 2020

He then ended labor's inflation-producing 75%-to-100% wage hikes, slowed down the money presses, and began reforming Brazil's sievelike tax system to plug loopholes and improve collections.

From Time Magazine Archive

Under previous coaches, the Rams were noted for their wide-open offense and sievelike defense.

From Time Magazine Archive

The U.S. command estimates that the jungles along the sievelike frontier harbor as many as four Communist divisions, some sheltered in newly built base areas.

From Time Magazine Archive

My brother’s ragged sweater and sievelike moccasins are the clothes he studies in.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood