take the shape of

idiom

: to look like
The cloud took the shape of a dog.

Examples of take the shape of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Sometimes, the most extravagant materials can even take the shape of a headscarf. Paige Stables, Allure, 22 July 2024 The entryway to the Detroit Remediation Forest will take the shape of crowns honoring African queens Queen Idia of Benin and Queen Ranavalona III of Madagascar, drawing comparisons to the dual-female leadership of Canfield Consortium co-founders Kim and Rhonda Theus. Amelia Benavides-Colón, Detroit Free Press, 29 Apr. 2024 And so the recipes take the shape of the people who find them, defining small moments and changing with time and place. Lisa Donovan, New York Times, 15 May 2024 At the start of Rise of the Beasts, he's burdened with the task of getting his team back to Cybertron — and then the Maximals, ancient Transformers that take the shape of animals rather than vehicles, enter the mix. Nick Romano, EW.com, 9 May 2023 See all Example Sentences for take the shape of 

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“Take the shape of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20the%20shape%20of. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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