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

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

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2024

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 • Oct. 27, 2024

Junior was a rotund little man with a cherubic face, who was as smart as a whip and liked all over the town.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam