How to Use convex in a Sentence

convex

adjective
  • Next, tape a piece of plastic food wrap over the convex side.
    — Staff Author, Martha Stewart, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Though ashen, the convex steel form still resonates to the rhythmic thump of her hands.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Strapped inside the truck was a breakfront with four doors, each set with three convex panes of glass.
    — Celia Barbour, ELLE Decor, 15 May 2015
  • The convex roof sat atop a disk, held up by great ionic pillars circling the temple.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The face buttons are responsive with a convex shape while the triggers have a nice give to them.
    — Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 7 June 2024
  • On the convex part, life would go on as usual, but on the concave part major changes could be expected.
    — Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
  • And, second, when the Earth was folded in half, what would be the concave part and what part would be convex?
    — Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Plait hypothesizes that these aren't convex tubes at all but concave gulleys lined with ridges of sand.
    — Erik Davis, WIRED, 1 Aug. 2004
  • First, Zias says to determine which side of the cutting board is concave and which is convex.
    — Staff Author, Martha Stewart, 31 Mar. 2026
  • In this case, concave means curving inward and dry; convex means curving outward and wet.
    — Staff Author, Martha Stewart, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Now draw a convex shape that contains them all; lassoing them inside a big circle would suffice.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 19 May 2026
  • These patients are more likely to require convex barriers.
    — Diego Schaps, STAT, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The slightly convex shape also adds to the spinal support, and the benefits can be felt throughout the whole back up to the shoulders.
    — Michelle Pugle, Health, 9 Mar. 2023
  • The silhouette includes a curved heel, creating a convex shape and a subtle pointed toe.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 12 Feb. 2026
  • One man in shorts and a golf shirt does a quick pelvic thrust, while another slides his hands sensually over his slightly convex belly.
    — EW.com, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Also, the blade has a slightly convex shape to reduce friction, meaning the knife won’t get stuck mid-performance.
    — Elaheh Nozari, Bon Appetit, 26 Feb. 2018
  • Turn the spoon down toward the ginger so the convex part is facing toward you and with the edge of a spoon, gently scrape down on the ginger to peel the skin away.
    — Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Clerics who were reading scholarly manuscripts started using convex pieces of clear glass to magnify the text.
    — Joe Bargmann, Popular Mechanics, 15 Oct. 2014
  • The pectoral and pelvic fins on male fish are slightly larger than the female fins, and the base of the anal-fin is straight in females but convex in males, researchers said.
    — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 22 May 2024
  • Concave tiles, which curve inward, and convex tiles, which curve outward, are installed at different levels along the seawall.
    — Sara Pezeshk, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
  • This is a thing — so much so that the Japanese have convex mirrors at the end of interior aisles to show oncoming traffic.
    — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 8 June 2023
  • This is a thing -- so much so that the Japanese have convex mirrors at the end of interior aisles, to see oncoming traffic.
    — Miss Manners | Judith Martin, Anchorage Daily News, 8 June 2023
  • Hard cap supply plus reflexive liquidity regime means price targets become convex, not linear.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
  • But there are also hoops, in a huggie style that take the line’s convex shapes to maximum effect, along with tennis bracelets, done in square lines that mimic those of the physical court.
    — Shannon Adducci, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2024
  • Jan, 2022 Was the mask sandwiched between concave and convex metal electrodes?
    — IEEE Spectrum, 14 Sep. 2020
  • Grimmer’s paper focused only on smooth functions, which have no sharp kinks, and convex functions, which are shaped like a bowl and only have one optimal value at the bottom.
    — Quanta Magazine, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The device works like a convex magnifying glass lens that focuses light into a narrow, concentrated beam.
    — New Atlas, 14 June 2026
  • One current project concerns convex optimization in non-Euclidean settings.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 10 Apr. 2024
  • But in 1995 Talagrand began to suspect that there was a much simpler way to build a convex shape from high-dimensional points.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 19 May 2026
  • Its legs had been shortened, the shell was gouged and dirty, convex Perspex windows had been removed, and the interior had been flooded by rainwater and slathered in plaster.
    — Eve M. Kahn, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2018

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