chalklike

They were in his pickup truck, and the undulating countryside was speeding by rapidly, the chalklike hills layered with sedimentary rock where the highway cut through them, the sun a dust-veiled orange wafer by late afternoon.

Rain Gods James Lee Burke 2009

They were in his pickup truck, and the undulating countryside was speeding by rapidly, the chalklike hills layered with sedimentary rock where the highway cut through them, the sun a dust-veiled orange wafer by late afternoon.

Rain Gods James Lee Burke 2009

They were in his pickup truck, and the undulating countryside was speeding by rapidly, the chalklike hills layered with sedimentary rock where the highway cut through them, the sun a dust-veiled orange wafer by late afternoon.

Rain Gods James Lee Burke 2009

To us, an outstanding sparkler isn't just wine with bubbles, but a wine in which the bubbles themselves are integral to the taste, just one aspect of a wine that is both celebratory and sometimes cerebral, with a sense of place that comes from ripe fruit and almost chalklike minerality.

The Best of the Bubblies 2008

I dug at the hole with my fingernail and another long chalklike piece fell out.

The Merlot Murders Ellen Crosby 2006

I dug at the hole with my fingernail and another long chalklike piece fell out.

The Merlot Murders Ellen Crosby 2006

I dug at the hole with my fingernail and another long chalklike piece fell out.

The Merlot Murders Ellen Crosby 2006

I dug at the hole with my fingernail and another long chalklike piece fell out.

The Merlot Murders Ellen Crosby 2006

Milky-white food slurry exploded in all directions, showering the recovery team with thick white fluid that dried quickly to a chalklike consistency.

Lost And Found Foster, Alan Dean 2004

Earth and small chalklike rocks break free, collapsing under my fingers.

Old Magic Marianne Curley 2000