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Examples
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And two venomous-looking craft they were, as they shot through the short chopping sea upon some forty oars apiece, stretching their long sword-fish snouts over the water, as if snuffing for their prey.
Westward Ho! 2007
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We had every variety of craft to guard us, from the mighty battle-ship and swift cruiser to the converted yachts and the frail, venomous-looking torpedo-boats.
The Rough Riders Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 1992
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They were of all sizes, some of great length, black and venomous-looking.
Adventures in Southern Seas A Tale of the Sixteenth Century George Forbes
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The air was positively venomous-looking, and grew colder every minute.
The song of the lark 1915
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The air was positively venomous-looking, and grew colder every minute.
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This gentleman was further distinguished by wearing a muzzle, and by the fact that his leader carried a venomous-looking whip.
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The air was positively venomous-looking, and grew colder every minute.
The Song of the Lark Willa Sibert Cather 1910
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Once a battalion of the pale venomous-looking crabs rattled across the terrace, and Rachael, who was masculine in naught but her intellect, screamed and flung herself into
The Conqueror Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton 1902
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We had every variety of craft to guard us, from the mighty battle-ship and swift cruiser to the converted yachts and the frail, venomous-looking torpedo-boats.
II. To Cuba 1899
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And two venomous-looking craft they were, as they shot through the short chopping sea upon some forty oars apiece, stretching their long sword-fish snouts over the water, as if snuffing for their prey.
Great Sea Stories Various 1897
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