Examples of shapeless in a Sentence
an old, shapeless baseball cap
right now this clay is just a shapeless lump, but wait until I'm done sculpting it
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Then, after the adults come into the frame and Toha dresses in shapeless clothes and a headscarf, their social position and economic circumstances become much clearer.
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Alissa Simon, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
Spurs are hapless, listless, shapeless, themeless, hopeless.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
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
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
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Alissa Simon, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
Spurs are hapless, listless, shapeless, themeless, hopeless.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
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
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
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“Shapeless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shapeless. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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shapeless
adjective
shape·less
ˈshā-pləs 
1
: having no fixed or regular shape
2
a
: deprived of usual or normal shape
b
: not shapely
shapelessly
adverb
shapelessness
noun
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