How to Use bulbous in a Sentence

bulbous

adjective
  • The leaves as well as the bulbous base of the stem are used in recipes.
    — Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2024
  • 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
  • Onions Onions can be grown via sets, which are small bulbous onions or by seeds.
    — Lauren David, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2025
  • One side was bulbous and swollen, and there were dark areas of dead tissue.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 13 May 2022
  • This vegetable has a long neck and bulbous bottom, which can be tricky to cut.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The above pair is the latter, defined by a less bulbous toe and lug-free sole.
    — Matt Sebra, GQ, 15 Jan. 2018
  • This bulbous Oxalis makes small white bulbs all along the length of its deep roots.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
  • Low-slung, concrete homes and storefronts are flanked by bulbous foothills.
    — Will Weissert, The Seattle Times, 29 Mar. 2019
  • 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
  • The bulbous top will be tan on the outside and coral-colored on the inside.
    — Lisa Deaderick, sandiegouniontribune.com, 12 Jan. 2018
  • As far as citrus fruits go, the bulbous beauties may be the most unsung.
    — Sheela Prakash, Bon Appétit, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Still, no one wants to go through life driving a bulbous and blobular car.
    — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 19 Nov. 2020
  • Plates are simply circular; bowls are shaped like the bulbous end of an egg.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2023
  • With their big eyes and bulbous bodies, frogs are the most adorable of the amphibians.
    — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2023
  • The stalk is white, cottony to somewhat pearly, and sometimes with a bulbous base.
    — Fox19, The Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2022
  • If people wanted to stare at his bulbous hand wrapped in skin taken from his hip, that was on them.
    — Men's Health, 14 Dec. 2022
  • 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
  • The result was bulbous, soft, and lacked the sharp silhouette.
    — Andrew Nguyen, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2023
  • And ever since then the bulbous purple fruit has always held a special place in my heart.
    — Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 23 Aug. 2021
  • 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
  • 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
  • The bulbous body traps aroma and allows a creamy, rich head to develop.
    — Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Well down the mountainside a small ledge protruded from the sharp ridge like a bulbous growth.
    — Percy Brown, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2025
  • And the bulbous contraption looks like something straight out of a sci-fi novel.
    — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 24 Oct. 2019
  • Lopez sported an all-white ensemble of pants flared mid-calf and a bulbous jacket.
    — Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The juicy mid palate is bulbous with tropicals, and the finish includes slight bread crumbs.
    — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2023
  • Bok Choy Bok choy is a type of cabbage that looks more like smooth, bulbous romaine.
    — Treehugger Editors, Treehugger, 7 Sep. 2023
  • 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 preparation is simple and all about the butter, which wafts up from those big, bulbous snail shells.
    — Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 18 June 2022
  • The bags, tied with loose string around the wrists and ankles, gave him bulbous extremities like paws.
    — Liz Arnold, Longreads, 11 July 2018

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