How to Use cylindrical in a Sentence

cylindrical

adjective
  • The other is long and cylindrical, and has a grill that slides in and out.
    — Grace Wong, chicagotribune.com, 2 May 2018
  • Most are cylindrical, long, and mainly made of foam (of course).
    — Julie Laing, Health, 23 Mar. 2023
  • The cylindrical filter is closed on one end and open on the other.
    — Jim Rossman, Dallas News, 29 Apr. 2021
  • Two of them had a cylindrical shape while the third was spherical.
    — Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2024
  • The contours of the reef give the wave its famous cylindrical shape.
    — Outside Online, 2 Feb. 2022
  • The object, a large black cylindrical item, is about as long as a wood pallet.
    — oregonlive, 10 Apr. 2021
  • The device is mounted on a cylindrical frame more than five feet tall and four feet across.
    — New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
  • The researchers had some thoughts on the purpose of the cylindrical shape.
    — Sydney Pereira, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2018
  • The drops come in white, cylindrical bottles with eye-dropper caps and a white lid.
    — Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2023
  • On top of that, the compact, cylindrical design keeps things sleek and out of sight.
    — Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Light gets through the mess inside the long, cylindrical Muller cells.
    — Discover Magazine, 27 Apr. 2011
  • The small, cylindrical camera’s best feature is its ease of use.
    — Alex Erdekian, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Nov. 2019
  • The large, cylindrical huts are made up of 300-pound tires packed with dirt and rocks.
    — Silvia Foster-Frau, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Apr. 2018
  • The bag has a long, cylindrical design that’s offered in pink, white, and black.
    — Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 May 2026
  • Throw on a pencil dress and carry a cylindrical item and call it a Bauhaus wand.
    — James Powel, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
  • The cylindrical shape lent itself to easy carry in a pack pocket.
    — Jim Cobb, Field & Stream, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Where older Echoes were cylindrical, this new Echo is an orb.
    — Wired Staff, Wired, 24 Sep. 2020
  • Look for a cylindrical shape with a black or brown bark-like skin, as well as white, purple, or reddish flesh.
    — Caroline Walder, Good Housekeeping, 5 Mar. 2018
  • But ancient wood-workers cut a cylindrical hole through the wood to give it the function of a pipe.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2025
  • And the oversized cylindrical fish lanterns — became a magnet for young and old as well.
    — Ed Massey, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
  • The brush has an oval, cylindrical shape that smooths hair and can glide through even coarse hair without pulling or tugging.
    — Dori Price, Good Housekeeping, 19 July 2023
  • The cylindrical, seedless neck is denser and easier to peel and cube.
    — Cathy Barrow, idahostatesman, 2 Nov. 2017
  • Pellet ice is cylindrical, with smooth sides and rough ends, as if each piece had been snapped off of a long dowel of ice.
    — Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2021
  • That was followed by a more cylindrical dress in the same pink fabric as her original gown.
    — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 1 May 2026
  • Next to the ice plate came a small plate with two black rolls that looked like cylindrical rolls of chocolate on a bed of more river rocks.
    — Wayne Chan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The difference is the cylindrical shape which gives more room for the audio to form inside.
    — Jason Cipriani, CNN Underscored, 18 Nov. 2020
  • Each wheel station features a cylindrical drum mounted above it.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Locate and remove the cylindrical mesh filter at the base of the handle.
    — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2024
  • The cylindrical style of the lens is classic, looks sharp, and fits well with a variety of helmets.
    — Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Based on the cutter size, the cylindrical biscuits spread at the top a bit and others only spread at the base.
    — Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Mar. 2026

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