shape
Example Sentences
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Releford later moved to Los Angeles, where, as a podiatric surgeon specializing in amputation prevention and limb preservation in high-risk populations, he saw firsthand how diet shapes long-term outcomes.
From Los Angeles Times
He plans to continue examining how changes across dinosaur life stages shaped ancient ecosystems and how those systems ultimately transitioned into the modern world.
From Science Daily
The speech left the president in better shape than he started it.
It takes shape in service, compassion and engagement with the world around us.
When people asked to search the table during séances, she cautioned, “Spirits … are compelled to assume shapes that human eyes must not look upon.”
From Literature
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