shaped

Example Sentences

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While Japanese companies said they expect output to recover in March and April, economists warn that the outlook will be largely shaped by the Middle East conflict and how it restricts economic activity.

From The Wall Street Journal

I hear her sigh through the phone, and I know what she looks like, sitting with her elbows on the kitchen table, her thumb and index finger shaped like a V, rubbing her forehead.

From Literature

But if one had seen it on the forest floor, one would have thought it was merely an oddly shaped stump: the cover made of scaly bark, the thick pages bound with twine.

From Literature

So when he and his wife, photographer Ryane Shields, decided to build a California home in 2018, they were amused to discover that the lot they selected was shaped like a baseball diamond.

From The Wall Street Journal

Jude Bellingham's class and experience at the highest level shaped my pick, but I would have no arguments with Aston Villa's Morgan Rogers.

From BBC