cone-shaped

Example Sentences

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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

Fossil evidence of Salterella -- a small, cone-shaped organism abundant in early Cambrian rocks -- reveals an unusual approach to skeleton building.

From Science Daily • Nov. 12, 2025

At 9:30 a.m. at the Original Los Angeles Flower Market, his arms were full of cone-shaped paper bundles, and he was making a final purchase of greenery to finish off his distinctive display.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2024

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

“Aw, shah!” she snapped, jabbing a cone-shaped tin cemetery urn into the ground for the jonquils we brought.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns