Sentence examples for this was shaping from inspiring English sources

This was shaping up as Parker's.

This was shaping as a long one.

This was shaping up to be a bad date.

This was shaping up to be another of those occasions.

Even before last week's terrorist attack, this was shaping up to be one of the worst years ever for the nation's airlines because of the abrupt economic slowdown.

Though I was less concerned with solving mysterious puzzles than in exploring human behavior under extreme conditions, this was shaping up as a crime novel.

But this was shaped around the neck.

This is shaping up to be a cracking game.

This is shaping up to be a barn-burner.

This is shaping up as a humdrum signing season.

This is shaping up as some game so far.