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The phrase "a certain shape" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific but unspecified shape in a context where the exact shape is not important or is to be determined later.
Example: "The sculpture was designed to fit into a certain shape that would complement the surrounding architecture."
Alternatives: "a specific form" or "a particular outline".
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Working with her implied a certain shape of the film".
It's not enough to squeeze plastic into a certain shape.
These systems monitor the video feed and sound alarms when objects of a certain shape appear.
Everyone lives in a world of a certain shape, and a film must show that shape.
This occurs when the volume of a body with a certain shape increases.
That is, whether or not a certain shape is handed depends only on the distances between its constituent particles.
Available pressure-dependent damage formulations assume a certain shape of the stress-strain law under uniaxial loading.
There was a certain shape to the various sequences, but a lot was improvised, either in rehearsal or on the spot.
Collectors buy smaller rocks; sometimes they've been carved into a certain shape, or they may contain a mineral pattern with an uncannily familiar form.
'It's like being an athlete; you get into a certain shape where you really have the right wind, because it's all to do with breath.
Internet Poetry: Is the internet, by warping our methods of reading, forcing modern poetry to bend itself in a certain shape?
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