roly-poly
Example Sentences
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One subplot involves a second “Okja” spin-off, a roly-poly baby-mammal thing who we’re meant to find adorable simply because it’s there.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2025
The best one was Cara Hope hitting a tackle bag and then doing a roly-poly over the front.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2023
David Byrne applies his quizzical-observer perspective in “The Fat Man’s Comin’,” a brief, brawny and elaborately arranged chamber-pop bolero about “a roly-poly man in the dark, he’s riding.”
From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2022
These British staples are crucial for classic desserts like treacle tarts and roly-poly pudding — you may only have seen while watching "The Great British Baking Show."
From Salon • Dec. 10, 2022
Daddy would point out the moths, carpenter ants, and roly-poly bugs beneath the bark of dead logs.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
