cone-shaped

Example Sentences

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At the Cozy Cone Motel, a string of cone-shaped food stalls sell quick bites such as swirled soft-serve cones.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

The Apollo vessels were cone-shaped to maximize stability as the craft sped back to Earth through the atmosphere.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Instead, it slowly traces out a cone-shaped motion known as precession.

From Science Daily • Jan. 19, 2026

This year’s Olympic mascots are the Phryge and the Paralympic Phryge, small creatures that resemble a Phrygian cap, a slightly drooping, cone-shaped hat typically associated with themes of liberty in European and colonial cultures.

From Salon • Jul. 25, 2024

There was also a strange, cone-shaped, extremely fine mesh net—a foot across at the mouth and tapering to a point, and perhaps eight feet long—that made no sense to David at all.

From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen