podgy

Example Sentences

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This particular hippo's miniature frame and podgy proportions have inspired a fervent following online.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2024

THE opening of South Africa’s parliament is always a glitzy affair: podgy politicians strut before the cameras in local garb, ball-gowns and slick suits.

From Economist • Aug. 28, 2014

"You can't look good as a podgy mod," Elms says.

From BBC • Jul. 23, 2012

Appearance: Youthful – large but oddly podgy given that he seems to live exclusively on a diet of grasshoppers, earthworms and pine needles.

From The Guardian • Jul. 26, 2011

The man with the twisted face pointed and his closest companion, a podgy, pallid man, started forward, but a moment later they had relaxed into their previous state of inactivity, looking frustrated and disappointed.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling