bulkier

Example Sentences

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Luggage in the first half of the 20th century was much weightier and bulkier, designed for people with the means to have helpers carry their luggage for them.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2025

In a non-polar solvent like methylcyclohexane, chlorophyll derivatives with smaller second-generation dendrons were stacked into helical fibers, while those with bulkier, third-generation dendrons remained in smaller, disc-shaped aggregates.

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2024

It is hoped that the system can be rolled out further and used to offer opportunities to people in areas which it would be impossible to reach with bulkier assessment systems.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2024

And they could be selectively bred, producing larger fruits and seeds and bulkier muscles to eat.

From Salon • May 6, 2024

The disk’s writing medium was clay, which is much bulkier and heavier than paper.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond