egg-shaped
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of egg-shaped
First recorded in 1760–70
Example Sentences
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"We discovered an egg-shaped cocoon closely surrounding the star," says Ohnaka, the lead author of a study reporting the observations published today in Astronomy & Astrophysics.
From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2024
Squishmallows, says Skoosherz, a new toy made by Build-A-Bear Workshop is too similar to its own egg-shaped cushion animal characters.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2024
Through these mergers, spiral galaxies turn into elliptical galaxies, egg-shaped galaxies without the spiral arms, which leads to the growth of supermassive black holes.
From Salon • Nov. 21, 2023
Since Rachel and Alvy only ever feel like constructs, not characters, it’s predictable that their attitudes would reverse once their zygote is encased in egg-shaped plastic.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2023
We went to school there a full year, but all I remember hearing that I hadn’t heard before was, “Making thousands of egg-shaped oughts will improve penmanship.”
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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