| The ancient weapon uses a throwing stick to propel spearlike projectiles farther and harder than hunters can with arm power alone. |
| Stephanie was standing in chest-deep water when a houndfish flew out of the water and stabbed her in the neck with its spearlike nose. |
| A single spearlike shaft of moonlight picked out her features. |
| It was an old cemetery, though not Blackpool's oldest, ringed by a high iron fence topped with spearlike barbs. |
