oblong
Example Sentences
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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
Nothing about Kansei Matsuzawa’s upbringing in Japan had prepared him to kick an oblong ball through upright goalposts in Hawaii.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025
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
Since our tree made papershell pecans, Jay and me would take two of the oblong nuts in one hand and press them together until the shells cracked.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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