Bird-like

Bird-like in her love of individual freedom, the last woman in the world to be bullied in her affections, she keenly appreciated the niceness of his attitude.

Chapter XV 2010

Yet Mr. Marsalis used it to project even further into jazz's future: About halfway through, the time signature subtly switched from 2/4 to 4/4, and all of a sudden we were in the middle of a bebop interlude built on the Bird-like sax of Wes "Warmdaddy" Anderson.

Rolling With the Rhythms Will Friedwald 2011

He was a quiet kid, and though his long, skinny arms and Big Bird-like legs made him a gawky sight to behold, Janice recalls a boy with, in her words, "a very old soul."

He's Quietly Taken the NBA by Surprise Jeff Pearlman 2011

He's on an Andrew Bird-like path to success so this may be your last chance to see him before he starts playing 9: 30 club.

Nightlife Agenda: Titus Andronicus, Black Tambourine, 88-Keys Fritz Hahn 2010

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Bird-like dinosaur forces rethink: A rooster-sized dinosaur with a long, slender snout and wing-like limbs is forcing a rethink on bird evolution.

Dino Update Bill Crider 2008

When he was drafted by the Celtics a few weeks after that game, he was largely expected to keep Boston in Larry Bird-like championship status.

fear the turtle 2006

When he was drafted by the Celtics a few weeks after that game, he was largely expected to keep Boston in Larry Bird-like championship status.

this little piggy made me puke 2006

Leading the team in rebounding and second only to Michael Finley in scoring, Nowitzki showed his Bird-like versatility tonight, hitting 6-of-12 shots, 9-of-12 free throws and committing just one turnover in 34 solid minutes.

National Basketball Association - Nuggets vs. Mavericks 2000

Bird-like they were - but they could come only from the human throat.

Angel Island Inez Haynes Gillmore 1921

"Bird-like" is an epithet commonly applied to it by admirers.

Chopin and Other Musical Essays Henry Theophilus Finck 1890