Sentence examples for taking the shape of from inspiring English sources

One apple tree is taking the shape of a heart.

Less ambitiously and with a perfect ear, he gives us an abroad-at-home package tour in his 90 "Hopewell Haikus" -- Proteus taking the shape of Basho: I lean to one side To let a funeral pass.

The blade and hilt are of finely detailed cut and chiseled steel, with gold relief detailing on the guard and grip and a solid gold pommel taking the shape of a crown.

One of the most famous of these is the Hedley Kow, which could lead young men into quagmires by taking the shape of their sweethearts, or turn himself into a teasing horse.

It lived on, taking the shape of desolate anger, forever on the edge of violence, of pain that he parceled out to his wife and children over the rest of his life.

Doug Helton, a fisheries biologist who coordinates oil spill responses for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, said the oil emanating from the riser was taking the shape of a giant ice cream cone as it drifted toward the surface.

Huygens deduced that the cable would take the shape of a parabola, a U-shaped curve.

It has taken the shape of myth.

Her lips took the shape of a coin slot.

Nearly all take the shape of an auction.

Whereas the extremists of her youth took the shape of mullahs, now she sees them everywhere.