oval

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

In most clusters, gas heated to millions of degrees appears roughly circular or slightly oval in images.

From Science Daily

“The wineglass was so delicate, and her touch so assured, that she could change its shape from round to oval without breaking it.”

From The Wall Street Journal

In the center of the room, there are six wooden chairs surrounding a long oval table.

From Literature

The slightly oval shape of the moon’s orbit brings it closer to Earth at certain times of the year, when it covers a slightly larger area of the sky, according to the Griffith Observatory.

From Los Angeles Times

This happens because the Moon does not orbit the Earth in a perfect circle - its axis of orbit more closely resembles an oval.

From BBC