chubby

Example Sentences

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In early scenes, he has a small curved line denoting a chubby chin, which changes over time to straight lines on each cheek, narrowing his face when he is old and infirm.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

“We identified a bit with the animal, which is also chubby like us,” Lizarraga said when asked by a Mexican radio station about the origin of the name.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

I envisioned a chubby, beautiful woman struggling with the beauty ideal.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2025

He was the chubby kid at Sedbergh, told he would not make a county cricketer because he was not fit enough in the field.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2025

He was still scrawny for his age, and his cheeks were still round and chubby, just like Pong remembered from Namwon, but there was something unfamiliar in Somkit's eyes.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat