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curvy

[kur-vee] / ˈkɜr vi /




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The curvy design is by far the world’s most popular electric guitar shape.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026

She looks up at the image, admitting: “Look at me, I was a goddess. I had no idea. I thought I was fat, unfashionably curvy and unattractive.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2026

Josephina Finch from Canterbury said she wanted to have the procedure because she "liked a curvy look" and "having an hourglass figure".

From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2026

This is despite many designers adopting looks that naturally create curvy silhouettes, such as corsets.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2025

She was not curvy or big-boned; she was fat, it was the only word that felt true.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

It’s got a curvier back to ensure better skin contact for greater accuracy.

From The Verge ● Aug. 18, 2022

They look a lot like scallions, but with a curvier bottom; the bulb may be white or red.

From Salon ● Mar. 20, 2022

Each handcrafted stone has its own characteristics — slightly faster or slower, straighter or curvier.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2022

"Now, you look at the hashtag 'body positive' and you see smaller-framed girls, curvier girls," she said.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2021

In every daydream, I was prettier and curvier than Nicole and Kimmie.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence


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