Example Sentences

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Her outfits blend water-like teals and blue, contrasting with natural floral pinks.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

“The glass itself possesses a water-like quality,” she said, adding that she likes to keep the vases on a windowsill, where sunlight passes through and casts shadows that “dance and shift like ripples.”

From Seattle Times • May 28, 2024

The first big confirmation of water came in 2008, when data from India’s Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft showed signs of water-like molecules at the lunar south pole.

From The Verge • Oct. 26, 2020

If you squeeze an abscess, pus and fluid leak out, requiring a cloth or napkin to soak up the water-like clear.

From Scientific American • Aug. 27, 2013

After a few water-like ripples, the shadow returned to normal and Darkness was nowhere to be seen.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young