tubby

Example Sentences

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Since 1978, cartoonist Jim Davis has explored the quotidian dramas of pet ownership via the daily travails of beleaguered Jon Arbuckle, his eager dog, Odie, and the titular tubby orange tabby, Garfield.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2024

Of all the things to say about Gaetz … tubby?

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2024

Throughout their journey, they’re beset by weird creatures familiar to “D&D” players: a tubby fire-breathing dragon and a beast called an owlbear.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 28, 2023

“A little big boy dance. A little tubby tummy thing.”

From Washington Post • Aug. 20, 2017

“Very pleasant, thank you,” said Mum, as a tubby man with joke-shop sideburns trundled a large, white, lidded wheely bucket round from the front of the house.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell