portly
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Portly and owlish in oversize glasses, Jiang was an ebullient figure who played the piano and enjoyed singing, in contrast to his more reserved successors, Hu and Xi.
From Washington Times • Nov. 30, 2022
Portly Pittsburgh designated hitter Daniel Vogelbach, listed at 6 feet and 270 pounds, chugged out the first triple in his seven-year big career with one out in the fourth.
From Seattle Times • May 17, 2022
Portly, with pale skin and owl-rimmed glasses, Howard was born in Geelong, Australia, a city southwest of Melbourne.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2020
But Portly has a talent and a passion and knows what he wants to do with his life — become a chef.
From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2012
Portly and balding, he was the University’s Master Arithmetician.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
Vocabulary lists containing portly
"Seventh Grade" by Gary Soto
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