roly-poly
Example Sentences
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As generations of Russian children know, the roly-poly 'nevalyashka' wobbles a lot, but never falls down.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
“It was a strange-looking car with a roly-poly exterior, but it had a lot of space inside and there was nothing in South Korea that could compete with it in its segment,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2025
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
“Dumplings, yumplings, roly-poly dumplings! Eat you, eat you, we will eat you UP!”
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
