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
And the magazine’s tour of the influencer Emma Chamberlain’s home feels eerily saturated with buzzy designs: the bulbous couch, the egg-shaped stone dining table, the wavy velvet chair.
From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2024
Such “diagrids” have been used in other tall buildings, including the 46-story Hearst Tower in New York City, the iconic 40-story ovular Gherkin skyscraper in London and a section of the egg-shaped London City Hall.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2024
Valley pulled a jelly bean fish from her bag, put it in another egg-shaped pod, and tossed it to Seven.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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