chubby

Example Sentences

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Who precisely is chubby or curvy or husky or plump, apple-bellied or pear-shaped or any of the other euphemisms for not-thin?

From Los Angeles Times

Born and raised in South Los Angeles, into a complicated but supportive family that immigrated from Guatemala, I was always the chubby kid.

From Los Angeles Times

The tins make cakes that are small enough for chubby baby hands to grab and just big enough to hold one candle for Gemma’s birthday and one for her to grow on.

From New York Times

I anticipated the next thing she said would be a compliment - "Isn't she cute!" or "Her cheeks are so chubby!"

From BBC

Yet that day I had to sit and listen to my classmate discuss the torment of poor Linda, the chubby girl terrorized by the rest of her fifth-grade class.

From New York Times