oblong

Example Sentences

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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

Built on an oblong lot overlooking Studio City, the four-bedroom home was conceived by Soriano as an all-aluminium structure for Albert Grossman, an aluminium manufacturer and contractor.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 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

Unlike table grapes, which tend to be oblong, muscadines are round, with particularly shiny flesh.

From Salon • Apr. 2, 2024

It was an oblong wire cage with a handle on top for carrying it by.

From "1984" by George Orwell