oblong
Example Sentences
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The map also showed oblong shapes above the tank site.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
Instead, it has an oddly shaped chunk of metal at its heart, spinning inside an oblong chamber in which the usual cycle of compression, combustion and exhaust takes place.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
The smallest of its windowless chambers was an irregular oblong box which was commonly referred to as "the Coffin", and was believed to be Robert Burns' favoured seat in the Tavern.
From BBC • Nov. 30, 2024
Unlike table grapes, which tend to be oblong, muscadines are round, with particularly shiny flesh.
From Salon • Apr. 2, 2024
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
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