Example Sentences

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As the protein prepares to fuse to a cell, it contorts from a tulip-like shape into something more akin to a javelin.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2021

Then they discovered a way to keep the protein locked in a tulip-like prefusion shape.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2021

Their white spikes of drooping tulip-like flowers are almost the only inflorescences to be seen outside gardens at this season of the year.

From A Bird Calendar for Northern India by Dewar, Douglas

Some people thought her a trifle heavy, too mature and positive to be called pretty, even though they admired her rich, tulip-like complexion.

From One of Ours by Cather, Willa Sibert

On the flank of some flaming sand-dune we would find the tulip-like blooms of the Gethyllis flourishing in leafless splendour.

From Lodges in the Wilderness by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)