doughy

Example Sentences

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I called Barcelona home for a spell, and I feel the draw to cap this visit by seeing an old doughy friend.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026

They have been described by resident Stan Tobin as doughy - "like someone had tried to bake bread and done a lousy job" - with an odour reminiscent of vegetable oil.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2024

Ricotta dumplings chewed stiffly doughy, rather than like tasty, light morsels; accompanying pea pods stayed pleasantly crunchy, but for $28, the mushrooms were scant — and cremini, with morels in season.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2023

Like most of Crumbl’s offerings, it was plump, doughy, intensely sweet and topped with a thick clod of frosting.

From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2023

Hunched like his sister, he had a pallid, doughy face and tiny eyes, which fell at once on Alecto, sprawled motionless on the floor.

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