pear-shaped
Example Sentences
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Westinghouse built the silver, pear-shaped device in 1937 and it became known as the “world’s first industrial atom smasher.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2025
But that was where it all went pear-shaped, because Mr Plaud had made a fundamental error.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2024
For instance, the green, pear-shaped squash called güisquil — also known as chayote — is native to Mesoamerica and commonly boiled and used in soups or stews.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2024
They are small, pear-shaped insects that come in a variety of colors, from green, red and yellow to black, brown and gray.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 30, 2023
One of the sphinxes brought, in her mouth, a large stone bowl, and in it a heaping of purple, pear-shaped gourds; Gelifen made straight for them.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
