Tim's English teacher was impressed by his skillful use of elliptical marks to shorten the lengthy quotation. From LearnThat.org.
Two neutron stars circle each other closely in elliptical orbits. From Wordnik.com. [The Nobel Prize in Physics 1993] Reference
The two men conversed in short elliptical sentences, using many technical terms. From Wordnik.com. [The Blazed Trail] Reference
He speaks in short, elliptical snatches and views life with the detached outlook of an undertaker. From Wordnik.com. [Robert Frank's Unsentimental Journey] Reference
The signals come from 2 satellites that are picked up by one smaller 33.5 by 26.5 in elliptical dish. From Wordnik.com. [Dish Satellite vs. Star? Also internet service?] Reference
What resulted was system of planets orbiting in elliptical, not circular, orbits described by three laws. From Wordnik.com. [Alice In Wonderland official trailer] Reference
The story is told entirely through Uram’s voiceover narration, in elliptical prose with poetic overtones. From Wordnik.com. [Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat] Reference
"Ultimately, the elliptical is the safer workout," says fitness expert Marcus Brent of Chicago Training Core. From Wordnik.com. [DailyHerald.com > News] Reference
The recalled elliptical trainers were sold at sporting goods stores nationwide and online between October and November 2009. From Wordnik.com. [KansasCity.com: Front Page] Reference
I store all my teapots in elliptical orbits. From Wordnik.com. [Russell’s Teapot | My[confined]Space] Reference
And that Kissinger piece was a kind of elliptical piece. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 24, 2002] Reference
But Bosch made some kind of elliptical reference to it yesterday. From Wordnik.com. [A Darkness More Than Night]
I've recently moved to interval training on my elliptical which is supposed to be the equivalent of sprinting. From Wordnik.com. [Fat, Sugar, and Control] Reference
Nature journal estimate suggests that round-shaped "elliptical" galaxies harbor far more "red dwarf" stars than expected. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com News] Reference
I did catch the part where Kate had to announce that she was on the "elliptical" when Jon called about the mouth incident. From Wordnik.com. [Blog updates] Reference
Although the sternal plates of other sauropodomorph taxa have been described as elliptical in dorsal or ventral view (e.g. From Wordnik.com. [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference
On Planet Crabby no one is obvious and no one is elliptical. From Wordnik.com. [Planet Crabby] Reference
Their rough, blustering music, Mark E Smith's elliptical lyrics. From Wordnik.com. [Readers recommend: songs with jokes] Reference
Here, I go to the gym and I'm learning how to do the elliptical. From Wordnik.com. [‘I Understand the Challenges People Face Every Day’] Reference
I started on a level 4 on the elliptical and a 3.0 on the treadmill. From Wordnik.com. [Joy Unexpected] Reference
He thinks up ideas while working out on the elliptical machine or brushing his teeth. From Wordnik.com. [A New White-Collar Juggle] Reference
Michael Stipe is famous for the elliptical, refrigerator-magnet-poetry of his lyrics. From Wordnik.com. [Finding Their Religion] Reference
Brisk walking, treadmill work, or elliptical training will all provide similar results. From Wordnik.com. [Women, love your hearts] Reference
For aerobic training, try a treadmill, a bike, a ski machine, or an elliptical machine. From Wordnik.com. [10 get-fit tips for 2010] Reference
Giuliani has already attacked you about your elliptical support for a Palestinian state. From Wordnik.com. [Memorandum To Mrs. Clinton From: George Stepanopoulos Re: Why You Shouldn't Run] Reference
I would tell myself that one day my knees would stop buckling while I did the elliptical. From Wordnik.com. [Joy Unexpected] Reference
Visitors may notice how one of the main streets, Avenida Amsterdam, is really an elliptical loop. From Wordnik.com. [T.J. DeGroat: Condesa: A Calming Oasis in the Heart of Chaotic Mexico City] Reference
For my brother and me, these swings were a matter of fact, like the elliptical orbit of a comet. From Wordnik.com. [Old clothes, bread, cream and butter.] Reference
These songs of death and transcendence, love and loss, are at worst elliptical, at best universal. From Wordnik.com. [Report From A City Of Ruins] Reference
When you get to the end, it's just an elliptical expanse of ordinary cement floor about 20 feet across. From Wordnik.com. [Sculpture For The Soul] Reference
He did, adroitly -- and made Gore's painfully elliptical comments on those subjects look needlessly cautious. From Wordnik.com. [Two Beijing Ducks] Reference
And as you point out, you could say that it inadvertently launched Julia Robert's career in an elliptical way. From Wordnik.com. [Music Archived for Eternity] Reference
Everything happens around a vast elliptical table -- only the chairs and the (often disagreeable) lighting change. From Wordnik.com. [A Baffling Bolshoi 'Onegin' in London] Reference
The July issue of Consumer Reports magazine features two elliptical trainers that testers found to be safety risks. From Wordnik.com. [Our testers judge two elliptical trainers 'Don't buy: Safety risk'] Reference
I cross-trained to avoid baby-boomer-wreck syndrome and factored in time in the pool, on the bike and the elliptical machines. From Wordnik.com. [Ready for Takeoff] Reference
In offering us some fine points about elliptical canopies, which can be challenging to land, he tried showing only one side of his face. From Wordnik.com. [The Thrill of Sky Diving] Reference
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