roly-poly
Example Sentences
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With their roly-poly bodies, child-like eyes, long whiskers and tiny padded paws, otters are some of the most charismatic animals in nature.
From Salon • Jan. 23, 2024
Wade’s gurgling pompadour matches well with his roly-poly physique and go-with-the-flow personality.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2023
They tend to enjoy a three-course meal at night with a starter of minestrone soup, a pasta or rice dish for main and apple crumble or jam roly-poly to finish.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2023
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
“Dumplings, yumplings, roly-poly dumplings! Eat you, eat you, we will eat you UP!”
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
