Y-shaped

Example Sentences

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It was originally supposed to be a Y-shaped line from London and splitting at Birmingham towards Manchester and Leeds.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

They also tested the working memory of mice using a Y-shaped maze and counted the number of times each mouse spontaneously switched from one arm of the maze to another.

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2024

A sharp Y-shaped vegetable peeler is the perfect tool for shaving the cheese.

From Washington Times • Dec. 22, 2023

In the Back to the Future movie trilogy, Marty McFly travels through time with the help of a Y-shaped gizmo called the flux capacitor.

From Washington Post • Mar. 22, 2023

He brings his finger to a long, Y-shaped lake west of us.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman