The whole thing was enhanced by the dagger-like reflection in the glass. From Wordnik.com. [In Which Happy Tanks SHOULD Be Given, But Are Not] Reference
With their dagger-like claws and emaciated bodies, their clothes ripped to shreds. From Wordnik.com. [Demon From The Dark] Reference
Some probably still bear the scars on their arms of my then-infamous dagger-like nails. From Wordnik.com. [Meredith Lopez: An Open Letter To My Son 11 Years From Now] Reference
A shattered window contains thousands of incredibly sharp edges and dagger-like points. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: April 25, 2004 - May 1, 2004 Archives] Reference
But under the languor of the voice lay a dagger-like menace that struck to the mother's heart. From Wordnik.com. [Blue Aloes Stories of South Africa] Reference
The body twisted in a violent effort to free itself of the dagger-like teeth, but without success. From Wordnik.com. [Centennial]
The Gators found Lee Humphrey in the right corner for a dagger-like three that ran the score to 64-52. From Wordnik.com. [Florida's three-point barrage overcomes Oden's big night] Reference
Blood and saliva drooled away from the dagger-like teeth, droplets running down as it screamed challenge at them. From Wordnik.com. [Beowulf's Children]
The dark hair was curiously arranged, and stabbed just above her ears with two dagger-like combs flashing with jewels. From Wordnik.com. [The Witness] Reference
Wendigos were quick, flesh-eating zombies with long, dagger-like claws and emaciated bodies that belied their strength. From Wordnik.com. [Demon From The Dark] Reference
Perhaps the dagger-like projections are meant to drill their way through your lower intestine, cleaning out all the debris. From Wordnik.com. [Botched Balloons] Reference
The strange creature had a long, slender nose and a flat, bushy tail while its feet were armed with dagger-like claws six inches long. From Wordnik.com. [The Black Phantom] Reference
Anyone vaulting the fence would find himself knee deep in dagger-like Spanish bayonet, combat-ready cactus and the thorniest desert brush. From Wordnik.com. [The Night Crew]
Too much makeup, too red lips, too dark eyeshadow, encarnadined dagger-like nails, an exaggerated sway to her walk … too much, too much. From Wordnik.com. [There is no such thing as a bullfight] Reference
It was a sheath-knife, with a long, dagger-like blade. From Wordnik.com. [The Miracles of Antichrist: A Novel] Reference
Not only do they have large and dagger-like canines or. From Wordnik.com. [More Science From an Easy Chair] Reference
It had a slender build and slender head with dagger-like teeth. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
He then removed the dagger-like lemon stick again to observe it. From Wordnik.com. [Pee-Wee Harris] Reference
The Japanese dagger frog (Babina holsti) has sharp, dagger-like thumbs. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]]
She raised the rifle and flashed a dagger-like flame into the darkness. From Wordnik.com. [The Southerner A Romance of the Real Lincoln] Reference
In her hand she held a tiny, dagger-like knife, with a thin, red-stained blade. From Wordnik.com. [Jacqueline of Golden River] Reference
Though I refer to cordylines as dagger-like, landscape designers call them architectural plants. From Wordnik.com. [hattiesburgamerican.com -] Reference
The Flatworms "fence" using two-headed dagger-like penises which are pointed, and white in color. From Wordnik.com. [YesButNoButYes Stories] Reference
Lilith's unicorns are blood-thirsty, man-eating horrors, with poisonous horns, cloven hooves, and dagger-like teeth. From Wordnik.com. [Anime Nano!] Reference
"The enemy may come at us;" and the little, dagger-like weapons clicked and clicked as they flashed in the sunshine. From Wordnik.com. [Fix Bay'nets The Regiment in the Hills] Reference
The oriole has a sharp, dagger-like bill, and he seems to be learning rapidly how easily he can puncture fruit with it. From Wordnik.com. [The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton] Reference
The most recognizable features of the saber-toothed cat - giant, dagger-like canines - were also perhaps its most puzzling. From Wordnik.com. [Livescience.com] Reference
Here and there, small groups of dwarf bushes, covered with dagger-like thorns, drew sustenance from secret rills of moisture. From Wordnik.com. [The Wheel O' Fortune] Reference
In his right hand he held what were undoubtedly the large antlers of a deer that had been fashioned into a dagger-like weapon. From Wordnik.com. [Mania News Feed] Reference
When one of Michael Jordan's dagger-like shots floated in the air -- or when, just as often, he did -- the loudest of gyms fell. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Economic rebalancing plan unlikely to affect markets] Reference
The shortness of the blade and consequent closeness of the encounter must have given the weapon a most dagger-like murderousness. From Wordnik.com. [Passages from the English Notebooks, Volume 2.] Reference
He wore a golden girdle; in this hung a short dagger-like sword, the hilt and scabbard of which were thickly studded with jewels. From Wordnik.com. [Complete Project Gutenberg Georg Ebers Works] Reference
But it was neither the one current of emotion nor the other that caused that dagger-like pain that stabbed her pride to the quick. From Wordnik.com. [What Necessity Knows] Reference
But now she wondered suddenly, passionately, amazedly, if he had really understood all the dagger-like possibilities of their talk. From Wordnik.com. [The Brimming Cup] Reference
With its menacing, dagger-like teeth, the Goliath Tigerfish has lived in relative obscurity for ages in the depths of the Congo River. From Wordnik.com. [TV Technology] Reference
That big, dagger-like bill of his is an atrocious weapon. ". From Wordnik.com. [The Firing Line] Reference
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