oval
adjective
having the general form, shape, or outline of an egg; egg-shaped.
ovals
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pluralof oval.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The Pettit National Ice Center, in Milwaukee, is one of two Olympic-grade long-track ovals in the entire U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
The orange ovals here show how a perfect circle on the globe is distorted depending on where it is located.
From Slate ● Jan. 21, 2026
Schumacher will compete in his first oval races, with six ovals on the 17-race IndyCar schedule, including the feature Indianapolis 500 next May 24.
From Barron's ● Nov. 24, 2025
One species they were interested in but dropped for this reason was leopard sharks, a striking fish adorned with spots and dark ovals stretched in neat rows across its back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2025
There they prized it open and took out all the seeds—flat pale ovals as big as Mary’s little fingernail—and examined each one carefully.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
