squarish
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- squarishly adverb
- squarishness noun
Etymology
Origin of squarish
Example Sentences
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Though West Seattle had been annexed only four years prior, this squarish tract became, in 1911, the city’s first public place for indoor/outdoor recreation.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2023
Scully finds analogues in his home place for larger themes from art history, so in his 2015 “Doric Blue and Blue,” the grid resolves into the pure brushstroke, the squarish daub of Cézanne.
From Washington Post • May 27, 2022
Sprinchorn’s broad, squarish canvas dominates the arrangement and the shapes of the other pieces — smaller, narrower — and their less florid colors emphasize that fact.
From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2022
But its roots are in a relatively low-fi medium, whose small, squarish frame was dominated by performers.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2020
When she dares look outside, the people are paintings, outlined in black, their faces crushed and squarish.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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