Example Sentences

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A small squirrellike creature bounded nervously up to the transparent wall and sat on its haunches, surveying the room with bright beady eyes.

From Faithfully Yours by Tabakow, Lou

The animal stopped as the man's eyes came upon it; then sat squirrellike on one of the shelves as it ate a crumb of food.

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