chubby
Example Sentences
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In early scenes, he has a small curved line denoting a chubby chin, which changes over time to straight lines on each cheek, narrowing his face when he is old and infirm.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026
“We identified a bit with the animal, which is also chubby like us,” Lizarraga said when asked by a Mexican radio station about the origin of the name.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
Kerry Ives told her trial that Ethan was a "a bubbly little child" and "chubby" when he arrived in their home, but that all changed over the next two months.
From BBC • Jul. 15, 2025
I envisioned a chubby, beautiful woman struggling with the beauty ideal.
From Salon • Apr. 18, 2025
A rosy, chubby, sunshiny little soul was Daisy, who found her way to everybody’s heart, and nestled there.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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