How to Use oblong in a Sentence

oblong

adjective
  • The oblong leaves can reach lengths of over two feet long and one foot wide.
    — Southern Living, 30 June 2021
  • Is that oblong speck an egg sac or a flake of dandruff?
    — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The map also showed oblong shapes above the tank site.
    — Sean Greene, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
  • Hitting at the chin, this length works well on oval or oblong face shapes.
    — Krista Carter, InStyle, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Wilborn’s home is now an oblong field of debris in the middle of a field.
    — al, 26 Mar. 2021
  • The shelled and cleaned nuts were then put into a metate and pounded with an oblong rock.
    — Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 26 July 2025
  • The man held a large oblong contraption.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
  • This comet orbits the sun in a much more oblong path than Earth’s orbit.
    — Eric Elwell, ajc, 7 Aug. 2017
  • Transfer to a greased 2-quart oblong baking dish.
    — Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 29 Nov. 2025
  • The smooth, oblong birch-veneer handle is a pleasure to grip.
    — Gabriella Gershenson, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2020
  • The oblong coins turn tender and caramelized, slightly crisping at the edges.
    — Maria Helm Sinskey, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Bespoke serving trays may be round, oblong, tiered or custom-made.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
  • Standing desks all typically look the same with oblong legs at the base.
    — Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Look for small, oblong, yellow-and-black insects about 1/4-inch long.
    — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 18 June 2026
  • There’s also a chair shaped like an oblong human spine that rotates at grotesque angles.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 23 May 2022
  • The dress included a waist-length slit up one side and several oblong cut-outs across the front.
    — Eliza Huber, refinery29.com, 25 May 2021
  • Thanks to their oblong shape, squash is the perfect vehicle for fall florals.
    — Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The car is still in space, taking an oblong path around the sun that swings out as far as Mars’ orbital path.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN, 1 Nov. 2022
  • The title piece, made for this show, is an oblong cloud mainly in deep blue, set off by orange details.
    — Washington Post, 26 Nov. 2021
  • Fossil feathers and skin can preserve tiny, round and oblong organelles called melanosomes.
    — Riley Black, Discover Magazine, 13 Mar. 2020
  • Shorter loops of paper create rounder links, while longer lengths create oblong loops.
    — Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Dec. 2025
  • The wider, more oblong barbs that were common in males, for instance, helped focus the light that hit the feather.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 21 Apr. 2021
  • Months passed, and a few spots of color cropped up on the oblong shape of a scar, darker than the skin that had lived there before.
    — Bindu Bansinath, Bon Appétit, 8 Dec. 2020
  • The oblong Citroën is far from the only car whose odd looks belie its prowess.
    — Hannah Elliott, Bloomberg.com, 14 Jan. 2021
  • Standing 70 to 90 feet tall, this tree features an oblong crown and a straight trunk.
    — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 21 Jan. 2026
  • At the back of the crown is the oblong 104-carat Stuart sapphire.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2023
  • In the clip, a seemingly oblong arrangement of greenish-white lights can be seen in the sky.
    — R. Dallon Adams, Chron, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Sushi is often served one of two ways—rolled with seaweed nori or as a perfect package of fish laid over an oblong rice ball.
    — Christina Manian, Rdn, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2023
  • The oblong shape of this piece gives it a gentler look—especially for a workspace with a tiny footprint.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 18 May 2026
  • The muted piece was elevated thanks to the gold buttons in oblong shapes.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025

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