elliptical

Example Sentences

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Watching “Enys Men” unfold, I kept thinking of the classic 1963 version of “The Haunting,” and the well-seeded notion from that ghost story’s elliptical terror that a house could want something from a visitor.

From Los Angeles Times

Our hero is plagued by oddballs wanting to chitchat, but it’s only after years pass that the elliptical mystery of the homeowner becomes clear.

From Washington Post

One morning, before leaving, Kuriki-Olivo was moved to affix her daily dose of estrogen — two elliptical pale blue pills — to the wall.

From New York Times

In a village south of the capital, the people phrased their support of America’s preferred president — Hamid Karzai — in curiously elliptical ways.

From Washington Post

Tuliamuk got creative with her workouts, putting Zoe next to her as she got in a few minutes on an elliptical machine before stopping to feed her.

From Seattle Times