sharp-cornered

Example Sentences

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I pull forward one of my two blank cards and write in big block letters an unbendable, sharp-cornered David-word: RULE.

From "Rules" by Cynthia Lord

But the little place with its narrow streets all running uphill, its unprotected sharp-cornered quay, and its dominant manor-house, still contrives to exist.

From Nooks and Corners of Cornwall by Scott, C. A. Dawson

I put the candle stand beside the pillow and lay wrapped in bedding, clenching the small chilly padlock and sharp-cornered boards.

From Lazarre by Catherwood, Mary Hartwell

The little bran scales being sharp-cornered and rough, serve as a local irritant or mechanical stimulation.

From The Biology, Physiology and Sociology of Reproduction Also Sexual Hygiene with Special Reference to the Male by Hall, Winfield Scott

Here we deserted the open air for piled-up brushy tangles, many sharp-cornered rock fragments, and a choked streamlet.

From The Forest by White, Stewart Edward