rotund

Example Sentences

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Police publicly released a blurry snapshot of a rotund man in a dark jacket and hat, and the surveillance footage, sparking a flood of online speculation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

His case came to be known as the Fat Leonard scandal because of Francis' rotund frame at that time.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2024

Where Wayne’s Batman is lithe and graceful, The Penguin is awkward and rotund; while Wayne is charismatic, the Penguin is a weirdo, a quack.

From Salon • Oct. 27, 2024

Launched in 2014, the event allows bear fans to cast their ballots on which rotund ursid has done the best job of filling out for winter hibernation.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2023

Junior was a rotund little man with a cherubic face, who was as smart as a whip and liked all over the town.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam