ovoid

Example Sentences

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Like islands in an ocean, white ovoid outlines appeared amid the background puddle of stain—vaults.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 6, 2024

The pavilion consisted of a series of exhibitions — including a puppet-style show about data processing — nested underneath a 90-foot tall ovoid theater known as the Information Machine.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2023

According to Fuller, the car’s ovoid lines allowed it to achieve 40 miles to the gallon and 120 miles per hour, although that was debatable.

From Slate • Aug. 2, 2022

The Egg from J. Schatz, an ovoid stoneware feeder in four colors, is $275.

From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2022

That was the way my mind lurched and stumbled, among the sharp R's and T's, sliding over the ovoid vowels as if on pebbles.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood