How to Use spherical in a Sentence

spherical

adjective
  • Eggs laid in the water tend to be smaller and more spherical.
    Quanta Magazine, 21 Feb. 2024
  • The vase has a spherical body and a long cylindrical neck.
    CNN, 4 Oct. 2022
  • In the first clip shared, James filmed the spherical interior of the venue before the band played.
    Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Two of them had a cylindrical shape while the third was spherical.
    Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2024
  • The boundary where light becomes trapped is thus a spherical event horizon around the center of the black hole.
    Edgar Shaghoulian, Scientific American, 22 Aug. 2022
  • The painting is spherical and depicts the child as an angel.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Nov. 2021
  • In one group, the structures—small and more or less spherical—have cilia all over their surface and don’t tend to move at all.
    Philip Ball, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2023
  • One clip of a video showed the view from the cockpit of an aircraft and a split second flash of a spherical object flying to the right of the aircraft.
    Joseph De Avila, WSJ, 17 May 2022
  • The nanowires do not swell as much as spherical nanoparticles.
    IEEE Spectrum, 4 May 2023
  • Inside, the gear lever is a spherical aluminum unit meant to recall the magnesium ball from the 956’s gear shifter.
    Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 8 Nov. 2021
  • The Piazza acts as the ship’s three-story atrium, a more spherical look than most, and apropos for the Sphere class.
    Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Held up by three steel beams, the spherical structure Molecule of Light, on the front lawn, also emits a sound beam.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2021
  • The venue, the world’s largest spherical building, has been championed by Jim Dolan with a plan to build similar venues around the world.
    Kurt Badenhausen, Variety, 24 Oct. 2023
  • The concept includes a lander that acts as a home base for a spherical robot.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 July 2022
  • The spherical creation is between the size of a softball and a volleyball.
    Alex Chun, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The spherical cloud of gas blocked out much of the high-energy emissions produced as the black hole gobbled up the remainder of the star.
    Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 14 July 2022
  • The spherical design is a big draw, especially with the nice glow around the bottom.
    Brittany Vincent, BGR, 3 Dec. 2021
  • Once parts are available, dealers will replace the spherical joints, free of charge.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2023
  • With great sound, a sassy spherical look, and a Thread radio and Zigbee hub on board, this Alexa speaker packs a lot of power for a low price.
    Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 24 Nov. 2023
  • The split-second image, shot through the window of an FA-18 fighter jet, shows a spherical object in the distance.
    Julian E. Barnes, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2022
  • For your favorite whiskey drinker, these silicone trays make up to 12 oversized square and spherical ice cubes to pop in his glass.
    Sam Peters, ELLE, 17 Dec. 2022
  • The issue seems to be that the antenna does not, as stated, give full spherical coverage, but more of a toroidal or donut shape.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
  • How could a veal blanquette or an entrecôte with morels and cream hold a candle to white bean foam with sea urchins or spherical melon caviar?
    New York Times, 27 Nov. 2021
  • The highlight of the hearing was a split-second image, shot last year through the window of an FA-18 fighter jet, of a spherical object in the distance.
    New York Times, 17 May 2022
  • Along with its unique vehicles, what made the race special was the venue, a giant spherical structure called La Boule.
    Dhananjay Khadilkar, Ars Technica, 20 Apr. 2022
  • The 2019 result showed that the shadow of an event horizon is, as predicted, spherical.
    Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 12 May 2022
  • The interiors of the spherical arena are lined with a curving 270-degree screen that is about the size of four football fields and covers much of the walls and the ceiling.
    Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Kokedama is a Japanese bonsai method that involves using moss and clay to hold the roots of the plant to form a spherical planter without needing a pot.
    Sunset Magazine, 1 Feb. 2022
  • In addition, the wash stills have a constricting piece between the spherical lid and the neck that promotes reflux.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2021
  • In 1893, his wife retrieved the first oyster with a semi-spherical cultured pearl.
    Jill Newman, Town & Country, 12 May 2022

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