roly-poly

Example Sentences

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"We had tapioca, semolina, treacle sponge pudding, as well as jam roly-poly, cake with icing and sprinkles, chocolate cake and pink custard, and more."

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2025

The roly-poly rodents chew up and move around large amounts of plant material, damming streams to create ponds where they can hide from predators.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2024

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

A potbellied, roly-poly teddy bear, grown to gargantuan size, is equal parts fierce and lovable.

From Washington Post • Nov. 24, 2022

Father sacrificed his favorite brown sweater, which was unraveled and remodeled into the roly-poly hide of Tom Turkey.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord