Moulded definitions and example sentences on Wordnik

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Darned socks which had covered active little feet; tiny short "knickers" patched at the knees; shabby coat--moulded, it would seem, into the very shape of the chubby figure--the mother ironed and polished them, and laid them in a tidy heap.

—North, South and over the Sea

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His big head was extravagantly moulded, the features fine but large and overdrawn, and his smiling eyes were kindly rather than friendly. — Traitor's Purse - Margery Allingham - Campion 11
Not merely because he had inherited Legitimist principles, but because France had been created, moulded, and made great by the secular influences of the old monarchy, did Adolphe de Circourt hold to his king. — In a Walled Garden
The clay figurines were sold as they were moulded, and many shops thrived on them. — TravelPod.com Recent Updates
I squished and twisted and mixed and patted and moulded, and eventually came up with a platter of shish kebabs you'd kill for. — Irish Blogs
Examples of ideological thinking include revolutionary movements or constructivist ones like the European Union which assume that societies can be easily moulded, and reality changed, by political fiat. — Tea at Trianon