tubby

Example Sentences

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Diving in a kelp forest in Monterey Bay recently, I watched a tubby 200-pound harbor seal follow a fellow diver, nibbling on his flippers.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2025

Of all the things to say about Gaetz … tubby?

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2024

In 2019, the state Department of Environmental Conservation evicted a tubby cat named Stormy from the general store in Fritz Creek where it had been living, as the feline’s presence violated food sanitation rules.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2023

Then they invite the public to vote online for their favorite tubby bear.

From Washington Post • Sep. 26, 2022

It was hard for me to imagine Call’s tubby little grandmother taking a switch to a large fifteen-year-old boy, but I held my peace.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson