stumpy

Example Sentences

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An herbivore that was loosely related to horses, the statue looked something like a horse with stumpy snout.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2023

He reached into Hideg’s stash of percussion instruments and kept rhythm on cowbell and a set of stumpy sticks called claves.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2023

In Barcelona, somewhere along the tracks where my mom's train would be chugging along, I discovered a log creature with a face and four stumpy legs.

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2021

"Elaphrosaurs had long necks, stumpy arms with small hands, and relatively lightly-built bodies," Dr Stephen Poropat said.

From BBC • May 18, 2020

“Okay, Todd,” he whimpers, yelping each time he wags his stumpy tail.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness