Example Sentences

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“He comes back home and his pocket is bulging with chocolates,” said his wife, Basima Helles, 44.

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2023

The outfield is bulging with future candidates, two of whom, Jarred Kelenic and Julio Rodriguez, have unlimited upside.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2019

Your machete is bulging with melted Oaxaca cheese, finely chopped iceberg lettuce and rivulets of crema fresca.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2019

Herron is bulging, with 832 students and a long waiting list.

From Washington Times • Sep. 8, 2016

The bag is bulging and softening, threatening to leak, and he hands it to a flight attendant.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston