Examples of shapeless in a Sentence
an old, shapeless baseball cap
right now this clay is just a shapeless lump, but wait until I'm done sculpting it
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Pear—Emphasize the waist and upper body; skip shapeless dresses or long jackets.
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Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The book is endlessly recursive, as shapeless as water.
—Nadja Spiegelman, New York Times, 23 July 2025
There’s not much to say about her shapeless, messy brunette wig, either.
—Jihane Bousfiha, Vulture, 2 July 2025
She was dressed in gray baggy pants and a shapeless brown shirt, her tiny hands clasping a clipboard.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 1 May 2025
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Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The book is endlessly recursive, as shapeless as water.
—Nadja Spiegelman, New York Times, 23 July 2025
There’s not much to say about her shapeless, messy brunette wig, either.
—Jihane Bousfiha, Vulture, 2 July 2025
She was dressed in gray baggy pants and a shapeless brown shirt, her tiny hands clasping a clipboard.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 1 May 2025
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“Shapeless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shapeless. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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shapeless
adjective
shape·less
ˈshā-pləs 
1
: having no fixed or regular shape
2
a
: deprived of usual or normal shape
b
: not shapely
shapelessly
adverb
shapelessness
noun
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