roly-poly
Example Sentences
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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
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
This roly-poly guy with an upside-down face was playing his trumpet in it.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
