cloudlike
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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A family room features a wall covered with black-and-white headshots of movie stars, and a cloudlike light fixture floats above the marble and mirrored fireplace.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 15, 2025
The foamy waves behind them form a cloudlike backdrop, with Medina lofting his right index finger high above his head.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2024
Pillowy and cloudlike, these delightful treats made with cake flour would be perfect for a spring or summer birthday party for kids and adults alike.
From Salon • Jun. 30, 2022
These puffy, pillowy orbs, glistening with clarified butter and confettied with bacon, possess a consistency that’s somehow both cloudlike and masterfully chewy, the dough exactly salty enough, the ground pork inside gently, ideally savory.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 15, 2022
There was cold salad and clear soup, with translucent mushrooms floating within the broth in cloudlike clusters.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
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