Y-shaped

Example Sentences

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It was originally supposed to be a Y-shaped line from London and splitting at Birmingham towards Manchester and Leeds.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

A sharp Y-shaped vegetable peeler is the perfect tool for shaving the cheese.

From Washington Times • Dec. 22, 2023

He designed an experiment where a single fly enters one arm of a symmetrical Y-shaped arena.

From Science Daily • Sep. 22, 2023

In the Back to the Future movie trilogy, Marty McFly travels through time with the help of a Y-shaped gizmo called the flux capacitor.

From Washington Post • Mar. 22, 2023

Still up in the branches, she fits a stone from her waist pouch into a thick Y-shaped stick with a leather belt.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman