oblong
Example Sentences
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The large orange oblong zone “represents areas that are immediately dangerous to life and health, where it would cause injury if anybody inhales or is impacted by the product in question.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
Ornaments dangling in a shop window cast oblong shadows in a 2013 picture that’s almost surreal, echoing Man Ray and Dora Maar.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
There’s something rather whimsical about eating the oblong fruit.
From Salon • Sep. 6, 2025
The most famous visual landmark associated with Singapore is probably the Marina Bay Sands, with Moshe Safdie’s oblong, swimmable rooftop straddling three buildings.
From Slate • Mar. 28, 2025
My classmates were all gathered in one oblong mob with Frieda in the center.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
Vocabulary lists containing oblong
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