roly-poly

Example Sentences

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Odder still is the fact that its teddy bear arms are wrapped tightly around a roly-poly furball who squirms and makes noises—announcing to the world that he isn’t stuffed with fluff.

From Literature

Daddy would point out the moths, carpenter ants, and roly-poly bugs beneath the bark of dead logs.

From Literature

“It was a strange-looking car with a roly-poly exterior, but it had a lot of space inside and there was nothing in South Korea that could compete with it in its segment,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

"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

“Dumplings, yumplings, roly-poly dumplings! Eat you, eat you, we will eat you UP!”

From Literature