curvy
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You had this rough scribble of a brick base with a curvy wave over the top of it.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
On a curvy dockside stretch in Key West, Fla., called Lazy Way Lane is a worn out white bunker building with no windows.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
A ship’s wheel serves as the chandelier, hanging above vertical-grain boat-plank floors that lead to a galley-style kitchen with a curvy bar.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025
This is despite many designers adopting looks that naturally create curvy silhouettes, such as corsets.
From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025
Like puzzle pieces, lives in books have some sharp corners, some curvy parts, and some straight edges.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
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