bulkier

Example Sentences

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Luggage in the first half of the 20th century was much weightier and bulkier, designed for people with the means to have helpers carry their luggage for them.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2025

In a non-polar solvent like methylcyclohexane, chlorophyll derivatives with smaller second-generation dendrons were stacked into helical fibers, while those with bulkier, third-generation dendrons remained in smaller, disc-shaped aggregates.

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2024

And they could be selectively bred, producing larger fruits and seeds and bulkier muscles to eat.

From Salon • May 6, 2024

“If you’re planning to store games, toys or other bulkier items, consider dividing your bookcases into two vertical sections,” she says.

From Seattle Times • May 3, 2024

The insosuit was far bulkier and far uglier than the regulation spacesuit; but withal considerably lighter, due to the fact that they were entirely nonmetallic in composition.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov