dumpy

Example Sentences

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But unlike the notoriously dumpy Slough House setting of “Slow Horses,” much of “MI-5” took place — though was not shot — inside the agency’s grand Thames House headquarters in London.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2025

Speaking about her weight and obesity in a TV special, the US broadcaster and actress said she would "never forget" called "bumpy, lumpy and down right dumpy" on a magazine cover.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2024

"Coxen's fig-parrots are small, dumpy, green parrots with very short tails, and historically they were scattered in rainforests between Bundaberg in Queensland and the Hastings River in New South Wales," Mr Backstrom said.

From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 2023

She reflects on all the varied, tender memories a dumpy local chain store can hold, and what was lost when her daughter’s Walgreens closed.

From Slate • Nov. 13, 2023

Behind George, Will grew along, dumpy and stolid.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck