How to Use bulbous in a Sentence

bulbous

adjective
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  • His bulbous, bright orange plastic eyes watched over us every Christmas.
    — Joanna Solotaroff, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Forgo bulbous or ultra-delicate stemware, which takes up too much space and often feels too precious to use.
    — Sophie Dodd, Bon Appétit, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Both are bulbous tropical plants that bloom in winter in the northern hemisphere, and both are poisonous if ingested.
    — Dr. Nick Goltz, Hartford Courant, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The curved bulbous head is specifically designed for G-spot stimulation.
    — Anna Miller, Miami Herald, 20 June 2024
  • The island is home to some of the most iconic, and unusual, mammals on Earth, species like orangutans, pygmy elephants and proboscis monkeys with their bulbous noses.
    — Mihir Zaveri, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Additional discoveries included a species of swamp eel that can survive for long periods on land, and an armored catfish with a squishy, bulbous nose.
    — Annie Roth, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The leaves as well as the bulbous base of the stem are used in recipes.
    — Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2024
  • The body is a little more bulbous and the stems are shorter.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 11 July 2023
  • On the left is a pot, as bulbous as a genie and as big as an igloo.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2019
  • The above pair is the latter, defined by a less bulbous toe and lug-free sole.
    — Matt Sebra, GQ, 15 Jan. 2018
  • The bulbous top will be tan on the outside and coral-colored on the inside.
    — Lisa Deaderick, sandiegouniontribune.com, 12 Jan. 2018
  • Yes, my nose was smoother, a little thinner at the bridge, and the tip less bulbous, but the essence remained the same.
    — Hannah Baxter, Glamour, 19 July 2024
  • The metal shaft remained in the slot, but the bulbous plastic part, the one with the buttons, came off in my hand.
    — Washington Post, 13 May 2021
  • There, amid a grove of pawpaw trees, were a few with the bulbous, lumpy fruits still clinging on.
    — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2023
  • With their big eyes and bulbous bodies, frogs are the most adorable of the amphibians.
    — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2023
  • The first thing to do is look at the squash as two parts: the solid neck and the bulbous lower half containing the seeds.
    — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Sep. 2021
  • Then, with a plop, came the bulbous nose and large muscular foot the conchs rely on to move around.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 25 June 2024
  • Silver from the time of Queen Anne was, well, a bit like Queen Anne, bulbous and plain but handsome.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 28 Jan. 2020
  • The bulbous, glass structure is said to be inspired the bud of Hong Kong’s bauhinia flower.
    — Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2020
  • The sandals are like little puffer coats for the feet, with bulbous, sculptural straps that lace around the calves.
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 24 May 2021
  • One side was bulbous and swollen, and there were dark areas of dead tissue.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 13 May 2022
  • The result was bulbous, soft, and lacked the sharp silhouette.
    — Andrew Nguyen, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2023
  • The stalk is white, cottony to somewhat pearly, and sometimes with a bulbous base.
    — Fox19, The Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2022
  • And a bulbous sagging gash sutured over and over where . .
    — Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 5 June 2017
  • Our bulbous hockey bag and pads fit in back with three rear-seat riders, but the stick had to ride in the middle.
    — Robert Duffer, chicagotribune.com, 18 Apr. 2018
  • For prostate stimulation, Lee says a pick with a curved shaft and bulbous head will hit the right spot.
    — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 19 Nov. 2023
  • Bok Choy Bok choy is a type of cabbage that looks more like smooth, bulbous romaine.
    — Treehugger Editors, Treehugger, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The only shapes that are easy to make out are the headlights, which look like Gollum's bulbous eyes peering out in the dark.
    — Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 6 July 2022
  • The cavernous carbon fiber fairing closes like a clam shell to form the bulbous nose of the Rocket.
    — Kirsten Korosec, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2017
  • The bulbous couch, designed by Mario Bellini in 1979, just got a modern makeover.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2021

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