oblong

It was malleable and oblong, perfectly complemented by a waft of boy-next-door blond locks and a brow that could convey emotion just as well as any histrionic soap dialogue.

From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2026

But he didn’t quit the project, and future designs were full of oblong shapes, zig-zagging roofs and slanted walls, designs that were playful but also a nonsensical view of reality.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2026

Ornaments dangling in a shop window cast oblong shadows in a 2013 picture that’s almost surreal, echoing Man Ray and Dora Maar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025

The most famous visual landmark associated with Singapore is probably the Marina Bay Sands, with Moshe Safdie’s oblong, swimmable rooftop straddling three buildings.

From Slate ● Mar. 28, 2025

That day, I stared for a few extra seconds at the little oblong bubble next to my husband’s name for president of the United States.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

We watch De Jaen fiddle — connecting and disconnecting wires, periodically tilting the glass oblongs to see whether anything happens.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 2024

Most of Engida’s canvases are crowded with women in domestic scenes, their faces rendered in simple black lines, except for the bright red oblongs that often represent lips.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 14, 2020

“My sense of proportion tells me that oblongs are more attractive than squares, just as…a greyhound is more graceful than an English bulldog,” Mr. Earl wrote in a 1954 essay in the Saturday Evening Post.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2018

The inserts are oblongs of red and yellow, their shades becoming lighter as they rise.

From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2015

The mirrors have been replaced here too by oblongs of dull gray metal, but the urinals are still there, on one wall, white enamel with yellow stains.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood