Sentence examples for like a leaf from inspiring English sources

The phrase "like a leaf" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is a simile, comparing someone or something to a leaf in terms of appearance, movement, or fragility. Example: She was as delicate as a leaf, her slender figure swaying in the wind like a leaf on a tree.

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"That looks like a leaf," Santoro said.

I would shrivel like a leaf.

Was she shaking like a leaf?

Kyle was reportedly "shaking like a leaf".

I was shaking like a leaf.

It's sort of like a leaf blower.

His hands were shaking like a leaf.

"I'm standing here, physically shaking like a leaf still.

But th market was shaking like a leaf.

"Now I feel like a leaf floating in a stream".

"He came to me shaking like a leaf," said Dr. Jeff Ahing, 55, a neighbor.

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