oblong
adjective
elongated, usually from the square or circular form.
oblongs
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pluralof oblong.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Finally, after the umpteenth tilt, the mercury sparks, filling the oblongs with an eerie, flickering, mesmerizing blue glow.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 2024
To support his radical reassessment, Dr. Reeves pointed to a pair of cartouches — ovals or oblongs enclosing a group of hieroglyphs — and a curious misspelling painted on the tomb’s north wall.
From New York Times ● Oct. 30, 2022
Most of Engida’s canvases are crowded with women in domestic scenes, their faces rendered in simple black lines, except for the bright red oblongs that often represent lips.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 14, 2020
“My sense of proportion tells me that oblongs are more attractive than squares, just as…a greyhound is more graceful than an English bulldog,” Mr. Earl wrote in a 1954 essay in the Saturday Evening Post.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2018
The gravestones are few and recent: blockish oblongs of granite polished to a Presbyterian gloss, the letters cut plainly and without any attempt at prettiness.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
