How to Use bulbous in a Sentence

bulbous

adjective
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  • The bulbous white florets get mashed under the blade making that rice-like texture impossible to achieve.
    — Danielle Walsh, Bon Appetit, 6 Mar. 2017
  • The cactus is by far the manliest of plants, and certain varieties even sort of look like roses with their green bases and bright bulbous heads.
    — Charles Manning, Cosmopolitan, 22 Jan. 2015
  • Beneath the dark canopy, vines corkscrew around bulbous trunks and palms burst up like giant shuttlecocks from the dense foliage underfoot.
    — Sophy Roberts, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2017
  • The Mothman’s bulbous red eyes were supposed to light up at night, but funding ran short and the statue’s football-sized eyes were left dull and glassy.
    — Katie Heaney, Outside Online, 9 Apr. 2013
  • Its rounded body and bulbous feet are consistent with other furniture found on the Senate floor.
    — Devin Alessio, ELLE Decor, 13 May 2016
  • With its large, bulbous body and small tail fins, the XM-388 looked like a cartoon caricature of a bomb.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 2 May 2016
  • The spider in this video is a female redback (Latrodectus hasselti), easily identified by the vivid red marking on her bulbous abdomen.
    — National Geographic, 16 Feb. 2017
  • The spider in this video is a female redback (Latrodectus hasselti), easily identified by the vivid red marking on her bulbous abdomen.
    — Rachel Brown, National Geographic, 16 Feb. 2017
  • Proboscis monkeys might be best known for their giant, bulbous noses, but scientists are sniffing out another of these monkey’s unique attributes: their swimming abilities.
    — Photograph Courtesy David Hu and Nathan J. Mlot, National Geographic, 11 Nov. 2016
  • Proboscis monkeys might be best known for their giant, bulbous noses, but scientists are sniffing out another of these monkey’s unique attributes: their swimming abilities.
    — National Geographic, 11 Nov. 2016
  • The understated titan of avant-garde fashion is best-known for bulbous designs that on first look appear to share more with museum sculptures than with traditional dresses and trousers.
    — Francesca Granata, The Atlantic, 7 May 2017
  • Although all breeds of goldfish share a common ancestor, they have been bred to look really different, with frilly fancy tails, bulbous eyes, or even missing some fins altogether.
    — Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 5 June 2013
  • 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
  • Add some texture to your look with these glittering bulbous hoops adorned with intricate glass crystals.
    — Anika Ljung, WWD, 4 Sep. 2024
  • The bulbous coffee table, made custom from black stained ash, helps counterbalance the angular nature of the house.
    — Isabel Slone, Architectural Digest, 18 Sep. 2024

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