FELINE in a Sentence

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Example sentences for FELINE, such as:

1. The awakening was almost feline in its stealthiness.
2. Human madness is oftentimes a cunning and most feline thing.
3. Besides this, Javert possessed in his eye the feline phosphorescence of night birds.
4. Although he already had eight cats, he could not resist adopting yet another feline waif.
5. A sphinx is a mythological creature that is depicted as a recumbent feline with a human head.

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 Meanings and Examples of FELINE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
feline
 n.  catlike; animal of the family Felidae
Classic Sentence:
1  Human madness is oftentimes a cunning and most feline thing.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 41. Moby Dick.
2  The awakening was almost feline in its stealthiness.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: 3 The First Act in a Timeworn Drama
3  Besides this, Javert possessed in his eye the feline phosphorescence of night birds.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER IX—MARIUS PRODUCES ON SOME ONE WHO IS A JUDGE OF ...
Example Sentence:
1  In other words, there's little evidence that the feline is anything more than a very large domestic cat.
2  A sphinx is a mythological creature that is depicted as a recumbent feline with a human head.
3  Although he already had eight cats, he could not resist adopting yet another feline waif.