swan's neck
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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In his mind he pictured her neck, her long neck, her swan’s neck, her Alice in Wonderland neck coiling like a serpent, like a serpent, coiling down on him.
From The Guardian • Nov. 30, 2018
Even RT’s World Cup intro film is a thing of luminous beauty, cut with mind-numbing shots of Russian ballerinas curling themselves into swan’s neck shapes and doing beautifully rippling slow‑motion keep-ups.
From The Guardian • Jun. 23, 2018
Then Adelaide stood in front of Hazel, positioned her own feet, stuck her arm in the air in an arc like a swan’s neck, and bent her legs so she slowly dropped toward the ground.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
When we came out he said: "That swan's neck was rather stiff."
From The Author's Craft by Bennett, Arnold
Mademoiselle Baptistine's ambition had been to be able to purchase a set of drawing-room furniture in yellow Utrecht velvet, stamped with a rose pattern, and with mahogany in swan's neck style, with a sofa.
From Les Misérables by Hapgood, Isabel Florence
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