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

The Earth-size ovals, which are visible only at ultraviolet wavelengths, are embedded in layers of stratospheric haze that cap the planet's poles.

From Science Daily • Nov. 26, 2024

Not only has it been scrubbed clean, the nails are filed in perfect ovals, the scars from the burns are less prominent.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins