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
• 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 researchers had some thoughts on the purpose of the cylindrical shape.
  — Sydney Pereira, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2018
• The contours of the reef give the wave its famous cylindrical shape.
  — Outside Online, 2 Feb. 2022
• The PaMu Scroll buds had a cylindrical charge case with a leather flap for a lid.
  — Brad Moon, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2022
• Bricks began to lift and dizzy around the cylindrical walls.
  — Karen Russell, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2021
• But the guard balks at a long cylindrical item: a camping chair.
  — James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, 5 Sep. 2017
• The cylindrical filter is closed on one end and open on the other.
  — Jim Rossman, Dallas News, 29 Apr. 2021
• For the tray, the Cheese Gal got a cylindrical option on Amazon.
  — Megan Schaltegger, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Mar. 2023
• These cylindrical lanterns look like stained glass and light up any yard.
  — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 July 2019
• Most are cylindrical, long, and mainly made of foam (of course).
  — Julie Laing, Health, 23 Mar. 2023
• The vase has a spherical body and a long cylindrical neck.
  — CNN, 4 Oct. 2022
• The mills are so beloved that there's a sculpture called the Cruz de Piedra a block from Mamá Pacha that's made with those cylindrical stones.
  — Joe Ray, Wired, 24 Feb. 2022
• Throw on a pencil dress and carry a cylindrical item and call it a Bauhaus wand.
  — James Powel, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
• The drops come in white, cylindrical bottles with eye-dropper caps and a white lid.
  — Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2023
• Two of them had a cylindrical shape while the third was spherical.
  — Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2024
• The object, a large black cylindrical item, is about as long as a wood pallet.
  — oregonlive, 10 Apr. 2021
• The Sub Mini would be smaller and have a cylindrical shape.
  — Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 11 Aug. 2022
• 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
• The difference is the cylindrical shape which gives more room for the audio to form inside.
  — Jason Cipriani, CNN Underscored, 18 Nov. 2020
• This shape enables the tank to withstand a greater amount of pressure than a cylindrical tank can, Beyelia said.
  — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
• The two are surrounded by cylindrical candles, with the ocean in the background.
  — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
• As the sounds turn to white noise, the eyes spot the rows of cylindrical tanks arranged symmetrically across the room.
  — Anton L. Delgado, The Arizona Republic, 13 Sep. 2021
• The small, cylindrical camera’s best feature is its ease of use.
  — Alex Erdekian, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Nov. 2019
• 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
• 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
• The cylindrical, seedless neck is denser and easier to peel and cube.
  — Cathy Barrow, idahostatesman, 2 Nov. 2017
• Defined by a fully cylindrical shape, the Edith bag features two top handles, a top zipper, and a leather zipper fully crafted out of calfskin leather.
  — Alexis Bennett Parker, Vogue, 7 Jan. 2025
• What’s left frames the dramatic cylindrical hairspring within a large tourbillon cage at 6 o’clock.
  — Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 14 Mar 2025