On all fours the bears looked roly-poly and adorable. From Wordnik.com. [The Edge of Extinction] Reference
He was a round roly-poly boy, famous for his appetite. From Wordnik.com. [Grace Harlowe's Plebe Year at High School The Merry Doings of the Oakdale Freshmen Girls] Reference
Douglas was short and stumpy, a regular roly-poly man. From Wordnik.com. [The Abolitionists Together With Personal Memories Of The Struggle For Human Rights] Reference
"Francesca," said the roly-poly one who looked Italian. From Wordnik.com. [Cradle and All]
"Look at you, all swaddled up, a little roly-poly puppy.". From Wordnik.com. [The First Man in Rome]
The slope ahead was thick with roly-poly infection forms. From Wordnik.com. [The Flood]
The roly-poly pumpkin heads we cut and carved that morning. From Wordnik.com. [Zodiac Town The Rhymes of Amos and Ann] Reference
“Francesca,” said the roly-poly one who looked Italian. From Wordnik.com. [Cradle and All]
NATURE TYKES, for age 3 and younger, the "roly-poly." 10 a.m. From Wordnik.com. [Southern Maryland community calendar, July 15 to July 22, 2010] Reference
You did see more asthenics than roly-poly types in the schizo wards. From Wordnik.com. [1968]
Tom ', a splendid roly-poly fellow, aged sixteen months is playing with. From Wordnik.com. [Mrs. Hungerford Notable Women Authors of the Day] Reference
They saw a small, roly-poly man of middle-age in a grey pin-striped suit. From Wordnik.com. [The White Ninja]
Steinberg, a roly-poly former dentist, shared the computer with Mitrovich. From Wordnik.com. [One Miracle Season] Reference
LEMIRE: Yes, 1 1/2 roly-poly, big, fat Glenn heads for "Lady in the Water.". From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 20, 2006] Reference
One little girl, roly-poly little barrel, you know what she asked Santa for?. From Wordnik.com. [Shopping Mall Santa] Reference
Somehow, Jillian is falling deep for this roly-poly piece of soggy white bread. From Wordnik.com. [Ryan Haydon and Stefani Piermattei: The Bachelorette - June 22nd Recap] Reference
His roly-poly build and full moon of a face recalled the late, lamented Luciano. From Wordnik.com. [Sing It Loud: They're Black and Proud] Reference
Von Lappus, like a roly-poly teddy bear, appeared in nightshirt and sleeping cap. From Wordnik.com. [The Heirs of Babylon]
Dinner consisted of large beef and ham sandwiches, and "spuds," and jam roly-poly. From Wordnik.com. [Stories of the Saints by Candle-Light] Reference
He's only 5'2 '', weighs, roly-poly, 175 pounds, wears four-inch lifts in his shoes. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 5, 2006] Reference
I'm going to have to be so careful with him on high surfaces now he's a roly-poly boy!. From Wordnik.com. [tequilamonky Diary Entry] Reference
At 57, Mr. Sonnier is a distinguished-looking man with long gray hair and a roly-poly frame. From Wordnik.com. [Mary Boone's Chelsea Outpost; Keith Sonnier Leaves Castelli] Reference
There rose a groan, however, when it was seen that roly-poly Chub Tuttle was the next sticker. From Wordnik.com. [Rival Pitchers of Oakdale] Reference
So we found a roly-poly in poolagirl's room, and we rolled around and smooshed it into our fur. From Wordnik.com. [Swan Lake?] Reference
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: How to keep a holly, jolly Christmas from turning into a roly-poly New Year. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 4, 2004] Reference
A roly-poly woman of forty or so is caught on the islet by the closing of old Ocean's drawbridge. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878] Reference
The roly-poly Marine was wheezing as he ran, his musket held in front of his massive bulge of belly. From Wordnik.com. [The Terror]
I was still crying when Hendrik, a roly-poly Hollander, came along and asked the cause of my distress. From Wordnik.com. [The Expedition of the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate] Reference
And yet Lenny's successor has been with us all along in the roly-poly life force that is James Levine. From Wordnik.com. [James Levine: A Maestro At the Top of His Game] Reference
The roly-poly Ralph Seymour had served for eight years as signals officer, courtier, jester, and worshiper. From Wordnik.com. [Castles of Steel]
He had never dreamed that the hero of Sinai would be hidden in the body of a roly-poly Levantine carpet salesman. From Wordnik.com. [The Alamut Ambush]
David Ross, a roly-poly, 36-year-old Catholic bachelor from the Chicago sales office, had eyes only for Patricia Douglas. From Wordnik.com. [It Happened One Night ... at MGM] Reference
I only caught a few snippets of that show back when it was on, but wasn't he a roly-poly good guy nice police commissioner?. From Wordnik.com. [haloaskew Diary Entry] Reference
Today it was steak and potatoes, damper bread and jam roly-poly; the men fell on it and wolfed every last particle down, ravenous. From Wordnik.com. [The Thorn Birds]
Hostess Ostrosky, glowing with domestic bliss since her recent nuptials with Howard Stern, showed off Bianca, a very roly-poly bulldog. From Wordnik.com. [A Doggone Good Time: Adrienne Gaffney] Reference
In his younger days, he was known simply as “Barry,” a roly-poly kid who read comic books and was often challenged to street fights. From Wordnik.com. [Ex-Chubettes Unite! Former Fat Kids Let It All Out] Reference
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