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How to use rotund in a sentence

10 example sentences · adjective

Rotund means having a round, spherical or curved shape; circular; orbicular. Example: “The rotund man had difficulty belting his pants, and generally wore suspenders to avoid the issue.”

Examples of rotund by meaning

adjectiveHaving a round, spherical or curved shape; circular; orbicular.

  • He breathed stertorously, and half the drops which glimmered on his rotund face were not rain but sweat.1956, Delano Ames, chapter 23, in Crime out of Mind
  • Convex preferences may have indifference curves that exhibit “flat spots,” while strictly convex preferences have indifference curves that are strictly rotund.1992, Hal R. Varian, Microeconomic Analysis, 3rd edition, W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., →ISBN, pages 96-97

More sentences with rotund

  • The rotund man had difficulty belting his pants, and generally wore suspenders to avoid the issue.From the entry belt
  • He was a rotund, jolly man with a twinkle in his eye.From the entry twinkle
  • I defend the pudgy Sancho Panzas, the rotund Ragueneaus, and the sentimental Samwise Gamgees of the world.2014, Dwight Longenecker, The Romance of Religion: Fighting for Goodness, Truth, and Beauty, page 87=88. From the entry Sancho Panza
  • I hesitate because my best friend Anita is a pig, a real skag, and humongously rotund.1981 April, “Dear Abyss”, in Crazy Magazine, number 73, Marvel Comics Group, page 57, column 2. From the entry humongously
  • The puppy, a wee thing, rotund as a butter ball, wandered into the police station several days ago.1905 November 27, “Police Are In Mourning”, in The Spokesman-Review. From the entry puppyship
  • Then about a hundred yards ahead, two men, one rotund the other thin and spare, leaped over a gate onto the road.2012, Patrick C. Reidy, A Cocktail of Tales, page 14. From the entry Laurel and Hardy
  • "This gentleman may help you," he repeated, with his wooden hand wave and his usual rotund heel turn, which transported him indoors.1908, Winefride Trafford-Taunton, chapter XII, in The Threshold, London: John Long […], →OCLC, 1st part (The Clay Creatures), page 93. From the entry heel turn
  • 'Jumbo' White, rotund, merry and bright, retained our attention prancing around the schoolroom bringing history to life as he described the good guys and lambasted the villains.2009, Peter [J. M.] McEwan, “Early Days”, in To Catch the Moon from the Bottom of the Sea: A Memoir, Ballater, Aberdeenshire: Glengarden…. From the entry wagger-pagger-bagger

Meaning of rotund

  1. adjective Having a round, spherical or curved shape; circular; orbicular.
  2. adjective Having a round body shape; portly or pudgy; obese.
  3. adjective Full and rich; orotund; sonorous; full-toned.

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Questions about rotund in a sentence

How do you use rotund in a sentence?
Rotund is used as an adjective. For example: “The rotund man had difficulty belting his pants, and generally wore suspenders to avoid the issue.”
What is a short sentence with rotund?
“He was a rotund, jolly man with a twinkle in his eye.”
What does rotund mean?
Rotund means having a round, spherical or curved shape; circular; orbicular.

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