rotund

Example Sentences

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That’s on top of how the rotund beavers in “Hoppers” have been conceived for maximum cuteness.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Played with boundless enthusiasm by S. Z. Sakall, Felix is one of the great, undercelebrated chef characters in popular culture: rotund, ebullient, deeply competent, and visibly delighted by his own work.

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2025

Police publicly released a blurry snapshot of a rotund man in a dark jacket and hat, and the surveillance footage, sparking a flood of online speculation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

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 • Aug. 6, 2024

Bethell was a jovial, rotund man and when I first met him, I teased him about his stoutness.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela