How to Use in the shape of in a Sentence

in the shape of

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  • And there's a version that's a real change in the shape of a career.
    Aj Thomas, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • And yet that question reverberates in the shape of that giant book.
    Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 30 June 2026
  • Using a rolling pin, roll out the dough in the shape of a circle, about 14 inches in diameter.
    Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
  • Dozens more frame the numbers 45 and 47 in the shape of Superman’s logo.
    ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • Cara Delevingne is coming off one of the films of Cannes in the shape of buzzy A24 acquisition Club Kid.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 30 June 2026
  • Qeelin’s Wulu jewelry collection — fashioned in the shape of auspicious bottle gourds — supposedly brings good family fortune, while Vivienne Westwood’s orb necklaces are thought to benefit your career.
    CNN Money, 8 July 2026

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