Meanings of comet-like in English

A comet-like spell shot through the air but splashed against the golem's chest.

From the darkness, three comet-like subtexts approached, each presenting an explanation of its function.

Over the deserted plains it tore, comet-like, a meteor preceded by a streamer of light.

These were days of quick promotion, of comet-like reputations and of great careers cut short.

In half a second there was a rattle, and a sort of comet-like rush through the air.

Ere long, some noted singers and musicians dawned upon the platform: as these stars rose, the comet-like professor set.

These are usually called Trojan asteroids but it is the first one of its kind to be seen with a comet-like-tail.

It is when these comet-like intelligences sweep across the world's horizon that we hear of a Julius Caesar, a Napoleon, a Shakespeare.

I looked up at the sky and saw a comet-like trail crossing the zenith and extending westward- afierytrail waning fainter and narrower each moment.

Comet-like, he was destined to appear, flash brightly, then disappear below the horizon of this tale.