winglike
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of winglike
Example Sentences
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The statuesque Ms. Chapa wears a silvery unitard that bares her shoulders and arms to allow for winglike moments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025
DART, a car-sized box with two winglike solar panels, will soon be heading toward a binary asteroid system.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 18, 2021
Frank Whipple, 93, whose whimsical paintings of nuns wearing the winglike headdresses of the Daughters of Charity found favor with a host of Hollywood celebrities, died on Wednesday, June 8, in Los Angeles.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 1, 2016
The Via Alpina rarely posts its winglike insignia on the trail, directing you to follow local marks instead.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 11, 2016
They were all dressed alike, in either denim jackets or the big, black loose cotton tunics that reached to their hips and had wide, winglike sleeves.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
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