How To Use Motherlike In A Sentence

The power of a mother, or motherlike relationship, lasts a lifetime. God’s Guest List
That, and her secret knowledge of Garron's fortune, for she had discovered and counted it herself and, motherlike, told the boy. A Village of Vagabonds
Corney McVeigh stepped across the ancient threshold and gazed long and searchingly at the face in the darkened parlor; a face seamed and thin with toil and worry, yet infinitely sweet and motherlike to the world-lost man who choked back the tears as he felt again that almost forgotten child-love. Nancy McVeigh of the Monk Road
And after that she had kist me, she kneeled beside me, and lookt at me, very dear and tender; so that I knew in a moment that she had waked a while gone, and watched me, somewise motherlike, as I did sleep. The Night Land
She said to herself: this little one that is coming will be all mine, belong to me alone; for, young-motherlike, she forgot in her way, just as Annemarie in hers, that two go to the parenting of a child. Two Tales of Old Strasbourg

Once, motherlike, she inquired if there were anything he would like her to send him. The Angel Adjutant of "Twice Born Men"
Mrs. Halifax looked after them proudly – motherlike, she gloried in her sons; while John, walking slowly, and assuring Mrs. Tod over and over again that we should all come back next summer, went down the steep hill, carrying, hidden under many wraps and nestled close to his warm shoulder, his little frail winter rose – his only daughter. John Halifax, Gentleman
But the new King has a niece and the Count himself has a mother, who, motherlike, is convinced that her son's mysterious love is a very bad person, if not an actual _maufès_ or devil, and is very anxious that he shall marry the niece. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800
His mother looked at him across the supper table and was pleased to see the renewal of cheerfulness, and then, motherlike, sighed to think that The Lovely Lady
Motherlike she will meet him, like a young bride she will embrace him.