How to Use shapely in a Sentence

shapely

adjective

• She has a shapely figure.
• Many were tall, a handful small; their bodies were lanky or shapely or strong.
  — Alexis Cheung, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2016
• The sheen on the strings was thick and plush, the woodwinds shapely and expressive.
  — Zachary Lewis, cleveland.com, 7 Aug. 2017
• There was a spray of teased hair and fishnet clothing stretched over shapely but thin figures.
  — Shannon Lell, Longreads, 6 Sep. 2017
• On dark skin muscles appear to be more defined and shapely, and just the opposite on lighter skin.
  — Kimberly Garrison, Philly.com, 3 July 2017
• Auvray is known for his shapely 3-D pieces, which are often made out of foam and latex.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 30 Mar. 2021
• Only now, the results were shapelier, shinier, and even sultrier.
  — A.d. Amorosi, Philly.com, 9 Aug. 2017
• This trimmer, however, keeps the process clean while also keeping your beard tidy and shapely.
  — Adam Hurly, GQ, 1 Sep. 2017
• In its travel tow position, the iCamp looks a bit like a smushed sports car, with a flat top and a shapely coup-like rear.
  — Megan Barber, Curbed, 19 Oct. 2018
• Artist Kelsey Lu, was one of many who radiated, with bare skin and shapely brows above a few lilies.
  — Akili King, Vogue, 1 July 2019
• But their shapely presence along with the crisp palette that cools hot summer days makes the time spent indoors vibrant and full of life too.
  — Krissa Rossbund, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
• These exercises are a few of my favorites for creating shapely and lean legs.
  — Seventeen Magazine, Seventeen, 27 Apr. 2009
• The hero, with flowing locks, shapely legs, and high heels, appears nonbinary.
  — Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2019
• Loose enough to look (and feel) cool, shapely enough to flatter a women’s figure, the hybrid jean combines the best of both worlds.
  — Maria Ward, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2018
• In pictures and portraits, the bras cover bodies of all varieties, old and young, shapely and slim.
  — Hallie Miller, baltimoresun.com, 3 July 2018
• The tempo was slow, but flowing; the phrasing sensitive, yet shapely.
  — Anthony Tommasini, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2017
• To keep your shapely numbers work apropos, choose elevated fabrics and knee or calf-length styles.
  — Sara Holzman, Marie Claire, 9 Oct. 2020
• Bianca restretched her sleeveless sheath dress around her shapely backside and sat down at the restaurant table.
  — Lucinda Rosenfeld, Harper's magazine, 10 Feb. 2019
• Under its shapely, high-strength steel body is a carbon fiber driveshaft and composite rear cross member.
  — Mark Maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 15 June 2018
• The shapely bigamist One time, without meaning to, Earl Stamatkin made news.
  — Will Higgins, Indianapolis Star, 25 Jan. 2018
• Even women with the shapeliest legs and ankles do themselves no favor with ankle strap shoes, which are instant leg shorteners.
  — Ellen Warren, chicagotribune.com, 3 May 2018
• Witch hazel matures into shapely shrubs that bloom annually.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
• Lo said, indicating a vigorous swimmer with a shapely oval head.
  — Randi Hutter Epstein, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020
• So there was a kind of metamorphosis into this bigger, shapely women, who's very corseted.
  — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 28 Sep. 2019
• Middleton's svelte figure and shapely derrière sparked a media frenzy at the wedding.
  — Kiko Itasaka, NBC News, 19 May 2017
• Features such as a shapely mouth, sparkling eyes, and lush hair are widely appreciated as attractive.
  — Bill Sullivan, National Geographic, 6 Aug. 2019
• While biographies routinely run to 700-plus fact-laden pages, a novel is more likely to be shapely in length.
  — Deborah Solomon, New York Times, 11 June 2019
• Viewed from the top of the stairs, the shapely cut of the light against neutral walls makes the pattern overload in the rest of the space seem even more dramatic and purposeful.
  — Nancy Hass, ELLE Decor, 7 July 2017
• Guido Palau's parade of shapely bobs at Miu Miu offering a sleek and sculptural counter.
  — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2018
• Along with the thrust from the Red Sport's engine, much of the Q60's appeal lies in its shapely bodywork.
  — Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver, 19 Feb. 2021