sharp-cornered
Example Sentences
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I pull forward one of my two blank cards and write in big block letters an unbendable, sharp-cornered David-word: RULE.
From "Rules" by Cynthia Lord
"I can read any kind of plain writing like they do in school," said Richard, "but not this sharp-cornered kind where the m's and u's are alike, and all the tails are pointed."
From Georgina of the Rainbows by Johnston, Annie F. (Annie Fellows)
Their oars were lancet-shaped as far as the middle, and had a protruding sharp-cornered point.
From In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" by Kloss, C. Boden
The little bran scales being sharp-cornered and rough, serve as a local irritant or mechanical stimulation.
From The Biology, Physiology and Sociology of Reproduction Also Sexual Hygiene with Special Reference to the Male by Hall, Winfield Scott
My father held fast to the sharp-cornered saint and prophet, though somewhat excoriated in the association.
From The Last Leaf Observations, during Seventy-Five Years, of Men and Events in America and Europe by Hosmer, James Kendall
