oblong
Example Sentences
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Instead, it has an oddly shaped chunk of metal at its heart, spinning inside an oblong chamber in which the usual cycle of compression, combustion and exhaust takes place.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
But he didn’t quit the project, and future designs were full of oblong shapes, zig-zagging roofs and slanted walls, designs that were playful but also a nonsensical view of reality.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026
There’s something rather whimsical about eating the oblong fruit.
From Salon • Sep. 6, 2025
Depending on the neighborhood, you might see a little white oblong box that looks like it could pick up sound.
From Slate • Feb. 22, 2024
I walk the next blocks, turn the corner, expecting to see the familiar dingy oblong of the school, in weathered red brick the color of dried liver.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
Vocabulary lists containing oblong
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