roly-poly
Example Sentences
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"We had tapioca, semolina, treacle sponge pudding, as well as jam roly-poly, cake with icing and sprinkles, chocolate cake and pink custard, and more."
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2025
The roly-poly rodents chew up and move around large amounts of plant material, damming streams to create ponds where they can hide from predators.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2024
David Byrne applies his quizzical-observer perspective in “The Fat Man’s Comin’,” a brief, brawny and elaborately arranged chamber-pop bolero about “a roly-poly man in the dark, he’s riding.”
From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2022
These British staples are crucial for classic desserts like treacle tarts and roly-poly pudding — you may only have seen while watching "The Great British Baking Show."
From Salon • Dec. 10, 2022
“Dumplings, yumplings, roly-poly dumplings! Eat you, eat you, we will eat you UP!”
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
