Sentence examples for oblong shapes from inspiring English sources

At river's edge, the empty dock slips resembled a jigsaw puzzle of varying oblong shapes.

A warm tan, which came first with the shoes and then for coats and jackets, offered another shade to the same oblong shapes.

In Christian mosaics, tesserae of mother-of-pearl or coarse-grained marble cut to round or oblong shapes were used to depict pearl.

In an article about Pyongyang architecture, Julie Makinen, of the Los Angeles Times_,_ wrote about a fifty-story skyscraper, on Future Science Street, "crowned with a golden planet," noting that "its sleek tiers of stacked oblong shapes call to mind a cartoon spaceport, ready to dock flying saucers".

Owner Sasha Petraske had achieved a certain notoriety for freezing water in pans and cutting the ice, on the premises, into larger oblong shapes.

Suddenly the hillside was covered in odd, multi-colored oblong shapes that streaked above the snow.

Use the parchment paper to press the polpettone into an oblong shape about 15 inches long.

The second attempt was a success, squashing the ring into an oblong shape.

It had been flattened into an oblong shape, a kind of thick cigar held between the bucket's teeth.

4. Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface and pat into an oblong shape, about 1 inch thick.

Some are typical of the style of Chios, with an oblong shape, a high, straight neck and long handles.