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
I'm handed an elegant pear-shaped bottle with an intricate leaf pattern reaching up around the neck.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2024
The heartbreak-ballad specialist set off engagement rumors in February 2022 after wearing a pear-shaped diamond ring during an appearance on “The Graham Norton Show.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2023
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
Security’s pear-shaped plush body and six of his black legs were hanging down Marshall’s back.
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
