- present participle of shape.
shaping
Example Sentences
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Investors increasingly see regulatory risk rather than market risk as the key variable shaping overseas investment access, he told AFP.
From Barron's • Jul. 3, 2026
“I started moving dirt and I started shaping it.”
From MarketWatch • Jul. 1, 2026
In a debut, Mr. Miyake gave a more silken and nuanced portrayal, shaping his lighter-than-air moments of elevation with turns to give his character an ardent and flourished sweep.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026
A seismic one-two punch, which seismologists call a “doublet,” has added to the unease over what is shaping up to be one of the Western Hemisphere’s worst quakes in years.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026
Mary Anne, using a spatula from her mother’s silver service, was shaping the feces into a remote semblance of a cake.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
