shapeless

Example Sentences

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She, too, had fallen under the spell of believing that they were plain and shapeless.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

They cited her “frumpy cardigan, shapeless above-the-knee shift” and, get this, “‘demure’ makeup.”

From Salon • Aug. 25, 2024

And while Mary Kouyoumdjian’s score offers some sinuous music for string quartet, its fevered quality feels generic and eventually tiresome; the drama, shapeless.

From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2024

Meet MYC, the shapeless protein responsible for making the majority of human cancer cases worse.

From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2024

At first it was shapeless, but as it drew nearer it took on the look of a man.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin