How to Use globular in a Sentence

globular

adjective
  • Each globular protein has an iron-bearing complex called heme at the center.
    Byandrew Zaleski, science.org, 3 July 2024
  • The three forms of proteins are fibrous, globular, and membrane, each with its own purpose.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022
  • The plant is easily identified by its rampant growth in the spring and its spiny globular fruit.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Exactly how globular clusters came to be in the first place, though, is still a cosmic mystery.
    Popular Science, 3 Aug. 2020
  • Nike engineered the globular Air units to be flexible and low to the ground.
    Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Its single, blue-gray, globular stem may produce a big white flower in early summer.
    Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Its single, blue-gray, globular stem may produce a big white flower in early summer.
    Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Unlike humpbacks, Baird’s beak whales have a globular head from which a long, snout-like beak then extends, hence the name.
    Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 12 June 2019
  • The secretion contains whole globular cells called hemocytes, some of which burst outside the body to add more to the plaster.
    Anna Funk, Discover Magazine, 18 Apr. 2019
  • The process of metabolism is carried out through the action of a globular proteins known as enzymes.
    Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2021
  • The pieces are abstract but appear to show featureless human figures sitting atop globular, cloud-like shapes that float in the air.
    Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
  • Cowboy Bebop is a castle of sand, with some edges firm and impressive, and others globular or in pieces on the ground.
    Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired, 19 Nov. 2021
  • Hints of additional mergers have been spotted in bundles of stars known as globular clusters.
    Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 15 Dec. 2020
  • Galaxies are often surrounded by dense clumps of stars called globular clusters.
    Daniel Clery, Science | AAAS, 2 Sep. 2020
  • Also known as a globular stink bug, these invasive bugs are similar to stink bugs that come indoors looking for warmth for the winter.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 Feb. 2026
  • The brown widow spiders have relatively spindly legs and deep, globular abdomens.
    Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 3 May 2023
  • Also known as a globular stink bug, these invasive bugs are similar to stink bugs that come indoors looking for warmth for the winter.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 20 Nov. 2025
  • There are types with gigantic, white, globular flower heads that can reach 10-12 inches long.
    Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 8 May 2020
  • Tiny projections stick out from the stalk, and the crooked tip has structures called a conical protuberance, a globular head and a rugged flap.
    Katie Cottingham, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2024
  • The Hercules Cluster is a prime example of a globular star cluster.
    Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 8 Sep. 2019
  • The male widows, like most spider species, are much smaller than the females and may have a variety of streaks and spots on a browner, less globular abdomen.
    Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 3 May 2023
  • The male widows, like most spider species, are much smaller than the females and may have a variety of streaks and spots on a browner, less globular abdomen.
    Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 3 May 2023
  • The case comes in a variety of colors and sizes, but features the defunct airline's globular logo in a funky ’70s font.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Such stars were once common in globular clusters, or dense clumps of extremely old stars that orbit galaxies, including our own.
    National Geographic, 1 June 2017
  • Lou Doillon took to Big Sur to celebrate our planet, and showed off a baby bump that echoed its globular shape.
    Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 1 May 2022
  • Andys has outdoor balcony seating or, inside, cozy blue-velvet banquettes under a cluster of globular light fixtures.
    Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The globular and sinuous formations provide a dreamscape for a young man to come under the spell of three fantastical beings.
    Guillermo Perez, Sun Sentinel, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Now, researchers have conducted an analysis of Webb’s first deep field and spotted the most distant globular clusters ever seen.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 29 Sep. 2022
  • The telescope will also be observing globular star clusters and aurorae on the giant planet Jupiter.
    Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 20 July 2021
  • These stunners by Cult Gaia juxtapose a pointy toe with a globular heel for an architectural pair that will take you into high summer.
    Nicola Fumo, Forbes, 5 Apr. 2021

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