Example Sentences

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Her coping mechanisms make appearances as sticklike rectangles in vivid outfits, each with their set of elaborate gimmicks and schemes, organizing themselves in her internal world like “tiny soldiers” always at odds with anxiety.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 25, 2024

Unlike some other spiders that camouflage themselves with drab colors and sticklike appendages, the jumping spider Siler collingwoodi disguises itself by the way it moves.

From Science Magazine • May 17, 2023

But to Mr. Le Tirant’s befuddlement, the other two grew slender and sticklike and even sprouted a pair of wings.

From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2020

His hair was sparse, his teeth decayed, his arms sticklike.

From Washington Post • Nov. 30, 2016

In that dim light, it took her several seconds to recognize it for what it was: the thing was pale and swollen like a grub, with thin, sticklike arms and feet.

From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman