pear-shaped
Example Sentences
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His character Boswell Hyde—a “self-possessed pear-shaped young man in his rumpled seersuckers and his jaunty bow tie”—bears a close resemblance to Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., the Harvard professor and adviser to John F. Kennedy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
The Scottish FA will come under heavy fire for committing to another four years of Clarke if things go pear-shaped in America.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
“It’ll go this way, get a little pear-shaped, then it’ll come back this way,” Lauper says of the show, which is based on Mike Nichols’ 1988 movie about a secretary navigating the male-dominated business world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2025
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
He plays a pear-shaped instrument that resembles a lute.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
