How to Use oval in a Sentence

oval

1 of 2 noun

• The racetrack is an oval.
• Plants grow as a small tree with a dense oval crown.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2025
• Hyundai’s big on ovals and circles right now.
  — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 21 Jan. 2026
• There are many more variables than on an oval.
  — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
• The pad at the back is a flat oval that helps keep the buds in place.
  — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
• The town’s oval wall is the body, while the north gate acts as its tail.
  — Story, CNN, 6 Apr. 2023
• Its leaves are enormous, more than a foot across, and oval to heart-shaped.
  — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
• Saving tires on an oval is mind-blowing to me.
  — Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 3 June 2026
• That’s 1,100 miles of left turns around two oval tracks.
  — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
• The oval news should boost attendance as well, and why not?
  — Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
• Omelets can be sweet or savory, flat or wrapped into an oval.
  — Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2026
• Even the oval drivers are on board with the drag strip concept.
  — Lori Punko, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
• The hood was spreading, forming its cupped oval.
  — John McPhee, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
• The insects are small and oval with a white or gray fluffy wax coating.
  — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2026
• They’re polished off with an oval shape and glazed chrome finish.
  — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 21 Feb. 2026
• Hitting at the chin, this length works well on oval or oblong face shapes.
  — Krista Carter, InStyle, 17 Feb. 2026
• Her oval nails are painted in a khaki base coat with big, blue, swirly dots.
  — Marci Robin, Allure, 25 May 2026
• Each one is an oval organ, smooth and firm, roughly the size of a small egg.
  — Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 25 June 2026
• The drag strip will be open weekdays when the track isn’t hosting events on the oval.
  — Lori Punko, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
• Curly hair is more like an oval, and then straight hair is more like a perfect circle.
  — WIRED, 24 Jan. 2023
• Then make a dot of navy polish at the center and use a nail brush to paint your oval.
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 25 May 2026
• Her speed isn’t limited to the oval, Bowe said.
  — Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
• The two icons are enclosed by an oval that shows that they are related.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 30 Mar. 2023
• Labubus are small, fluffy dolls, with a large smiles featuring sharp teeth, and large oval eyes.
  — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 21 Aug. 2025
• The paved track will also allow the pit area to expand for events on the oval.
  — Lori Punko, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
• Stay up late sometime when the moon is past full and look at the large dark oval near its western edge.
  — Ned Potter, IEEE Spectrum, 12 Apr. 2023
• Trendy oval-shaped, black sunnies brought the look back to 2022.
  — Abby Dupes, Seventeen, 30 Nov. 2022
• The fruit is typically oval or heart-shaped with a green peel and soft spines.
  — Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 28 May 2026
• Add curved dining chairs to complement the half-oval.
  — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 16 Apr. 2026
• Simply roll a few wax scraps into an oval and press them onto the end of a branch.
  — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 2026

oval

2 of 2 adjective

• Wait for the oval green fruits to drop on the ground.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
• Ostie piene come in all sizes, and are more oval rather than round.
  — Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 22 Oct. 2022
• The purse pictured here has an oval or eye shape for the base.
  — Kristen Larsen, oregonlive, 23 June 2021
• Have on hand an 8- or 9-inch round, square, or oval baking dish.
  — Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2022
• The main use case for an oval Dutch oven is for large cuts of meat like a rack of lamb.
  — Emily Johnson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Sep. 2025
• An oval cutout in the wall behind the desk opens to the entryway.
  — Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, House Beautiful, 5 Aug. 2021
• The top was made of gold metal and studded with large oval crystals.
  — Janae McKenzie, Glamour, 16 Nov. 2021
• One stretch of road was pockmarked with oval mounds several feet high.
  — Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2022
• Busch and Logano spun to the inside of the track and both slid through the tri-oval grass.
  — Michelle R. Martinelli, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2022
• There’s a roundish globe, a more triangular bulb, and an oval shape.
  — WIRED, 5 Sep. 2022
• Once the white shells are removed from pumpkin seeds, green oval seeds are revealed.
  — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Oct. 2023
• Kravitz topped it all off with black oval shades, a black shoulder zip-up bag, and gold drop earrings.
  — Alex Kessler, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2022
• But there are many other types, including plants that have small oval leaves and no thorns.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 19 Oct. 2022
• Oval Glass Doors That front door with an oval glass inset?
  — Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 22 Feb. 2026
• The unique ring features a slanted oval diamond paired with a pearl.
  — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 17 Feb. 2022
• The best eggplants are the oval, dark purple fat ones ideal for frying.
  — Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 26 Apr. 2022
• The oval head helps to add volume, while the bristles detangle and add shine.
  — Sanah Faroke, PEOPLE.com, 29 Nov. 2021
• These squat oval-ish types are some of the most flavorful of the summer squashes.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 23 Aug. 2022
• No driver for oval tracks has been signed, according to the news release.
  — Nat Newell, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Jan. 2022
• Tortas are often made with telera bread, a soft, large and often oval bun that’s creased on top.
  — Omar Mamoon, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 July 2021
• Tortas are often made with telera bread, a soft, large and often oval bun that’s creased on top.
  — Omar Mamoon, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 July 2021
• There was a large oval green at the center of the Glen Gardens estate.
  — Colin Barrett, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2021
• For context, an ellipse is just a circle that has been stretched in one direction to give it an oval shape.
  — Sarah Wells, Popular Mechanics, 16 Aug. 2021
• The headset keeps a similar shape to its other pairs of headphones, with the oval ear cup shape and plush ear pads.
  — Christian De Looper, BGR, 26 Oct. 2021
• Along with a new name, a new logo featuring the old oval shape and red, white and blue color scheme will return.
  — Andy Yamashita, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Dec. 2021
• But his run to fourth in qualifying at Phoenix, the first oval race of the season, turned heads.
  — Luke Smith, New York Times, 22 May 2026
• The oval shape allows Garcia to stack many pieces vertically at a time.
  — New York Times, 9 Nov. 2021
• The oval shape of this dish fits pork roasts, whole chickens, and sides of salmon perfectly, and can go straight from the stove to the oven to the table.
  — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 5 Feb. 2026
• In oval number four is Bernard Dov Protter, having always had a place among them.
  — Rebecca Frankel, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2023
• The ball is oval, has no laces and resembles the football Lucy holds for Charlie Brown.
  — Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2022