shapes

Example Sentences

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Some looked almost identical to the classic “toothpick grooves” of fossil humans, complete with fine parallel scratches and tapering shapes.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

“He achieved these organic shapes, which are very characteristic of his architecture, but using very strict rules,” said Mauricio Cortés, an architect who has been working on completing the church for the past two decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

It was at Olive Garden that I discovered a shared love for peperoncinos with Nana and encountered other shapes of pasta not named spaghetti for the first time.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

“Language shapes who you are, how you see the world,” Moafi says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

It was very dark, but Barry could see shadowy shapes around him: a couch floating in the corner, a smashed lamp, and a big cabinet lying facedown in the water.

From "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" by Lauren Tarshis