Example Sentences

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The Shrouded had wrapped its now smokelike arms around Thorn and was pulling her into it.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

"Social . . ." "What?" they yelled. ". . . equality —" The laughter hung smokelike in the sudden stillness.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

From it again put forth the tentacles, cupping their heads, but the smokelike essence flowed back to them this time, and with it flowed a tiny threadlike stream of violet light.

From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 by Bates, Harry

The rays of the sun were now spreading, smokelike and greyish-yellow, over the silver river.

From Through Russia by Hogarth, C. J.

Yes, it was a grayish something, a smokelike Essence that was being drawn from the cranial cavity.

From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 by Bates, Harry