rotund

Example Sentences

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His case came to be known as the Fat Leonard scandal because of Francis' rotund frame at that time.

From BBC

Where Wayne’s Batman is lithe and graceful, The Penguin is awkward and rotund; while Wayne is charismatic, the Penguin is a weirdo, a quack.

From Salon

His background - a teacher, a football coach, an Army National Guard enlisted soldier - broadcasts "meat-and-potatoes middle America", as does perhaps his balding, rotund, slightly dishevelled appearance.

From BBC

“You know. Wears red. Rather rotund. Has a naughty and nice list.”

From Salon

In the past, pictures of Winnie the Pooh, an internet meme that played on Xi's supposed likeness to the rotund cartoon bear, have also been scrubbed from the Chinese internet.

From Reuters