How to Use shapeless in a Sentence

shapeless

adjective
  • Most of us were in jeans and bulky, shapeless sweaters against the chill.
    — Eric Felten, WSJ, 19 Dec. 2018
  • His face went shapeless and blank as though the bones of his skull had melted.
    — Dale Peck, The New Republic, 12 July 2019
  • Episodes are long, rambling, and shapeless.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 26 Dec. 2025
  • But the dress that zipper is attached to feels too thin and shapeless.
    — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 6 July 2023
  • Some are tired of sifting through racks of stretchy, shapeless clothes that fall apart far too soon.
    — Catie Nienaber, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Apr. 2018
  • Her daughters swapped their headscarves for shapeless black niqabs.
    — The Economist, 15 Aug. 2019
  • Turn a shapeless sack dress from boring to bodycon with an off-center front knot.
    — Charles Manning, Cosmopolitan, 14 Oct. 2015
  • That’s not to say fat is the only safe solution for a shapeless bottom.
    — Jolene Edgar, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 Jan. 2018
  • Air-drying my hair begets frizz, which threatens to turn curly and wavy hair into a shapeless, foamy cloud.
    — Veronica Cristino, Vogue, 11 July 2023
  • Your sweatpants no longer need to be shapeless and can make their own stylish statement while still keeping you warm.
    — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Heather, wearing the Econowife uniform of gray shapeless drab, is pissed at what the cat dragged in.
    — refinery29.com, 2 May 2018
  • But as the sun rose, a chorus of coughs arose from the shapeless forms wrapped in blankets and bits of plastic sheeting.
    — Mark Stevenson, The Seattle Times, 23 Oct. 2018
  • To show up there in a shapeless polyester tracksuit would be a diplomatic incident.
    — Kevin Sintumuang, Outside, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Something shapeless is rising from the deep and, waiting for it, is Robert Mueller.
    — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 15 Mar. 2018
  • Even bigger, though shapeless weather systems are present in both polar regions.
    — Weston Williams, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 May 2017
  • Lubell profiles the architect, a man of few words who likens his museum structure to a shapeless cloud.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2020
  • The silver tiger stuck its head out from the shadows under the bed and opened its huge and shapeless mouth, biting down on my right ankle.
    — Lu Yang, The New Yorker, 4 June 2017
  • Their few internal organs drift freely in their shapeless bodies, which lack even a digestive tract.
    — Rohini Subrahmanyam, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Now, in the diffuse and shapeless post-vaccine Biden era, both antihero shows and sweet shows seem to have run out of steam.
    — Constance Grady, Vox, 16 June 2024
  • Remember when woman with curves were forced to choose between uninspired black one-pieces and shapeless swim dresses?
    — Nicolette Mason, Marie Claire, 24 Apr. 2014
  • Repping your favorite team doesn't have to mean wearing a big, shapeless T-shirt or oversize jersey.
    — Charles Manning, Cosmopolitan, 22 Sep. 2015
  • And the 320-page book has become a semi-shapeless streamer, with most episodes clocking over an hour.
    — Darren Franich, EW.com, 4 May 2021
  • The real problem is the script (by Costner and Jon Baird), which is shapeless.
    — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 May 2024
  • Pear—Emphasize the waist and upper body; skip shapeless dresses or long jackets.
    — Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • On every hand are old men and women, seamed, withered, shapeless, big-jointed from a lifetime of hard labor with corn and pigs.
    — Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024
  • Its largely shapeless silhouette moved effortlessly in and out of the frame with a hem that fell well below her knee.
    — Emma Banks, InStyle, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Below her bench that day last June, in a shapeless brown jail uniform, stood Jorge Martinez.
    — Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2023
  • For many, these arm covers seem dated and conjure up visions of shapeless pieces of fabric that constantly fall off the side of the chair.
    — Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2023
  • In my head, most of Toto's music got lost amid a shapeless jumble of yacht rock and early-80s soft-rock classics.
    — Ryan Smith, Chicago Reader, 22 June 2017
  • The dress was designed with a shapeless, flowing silhouette, with sleeveless element and maxi hem.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 27 Feb. 2026

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