How To Use Bulky In A Sentence

The pilot straps himself to this bulky rig in a standing position, controlling it with joysticks during vertical takeoff and landing - or VTOL, as we say in the hover biz.
This bulky animal is one of the most dangerous mammals to be found anywhere.
The first hand-held phones, affectionately known as "bricks", were still big and bulky, only made voice calls, and cost more than $4000.
The downside is that the shape is less convenient for packing bulky items. Times, Sunday Times
It began as a bulky analogue box running spools of tape.

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Unfinished hems and bulky vertical exterior seams retained an air of elegance, their rough finish somehow marrying perfectly with the slinky lines of dresses and skirts. Times, Sunday Times
Get rid of the bulky boxes the shoes came in, pop them into homemade or store-bought shoe bags, and line them up in neat rows inside the drawers.
The main drawback of the technology is that the batteries are bulky and only last a few hours.
Tarsha pushed into the opening at the end of the bivvy followed by the guard who handed a bulky sack to her commander and left.
The second row of split folding seats tuck behind the front row or can be removed altogether when you need to carry bulky loads. The Sun
He was a bulky man, military, in his mid to late thirties.
Oreck next maintained that many of its challenged statements were nonactionable puffery: (1) the Dyson is “bulky”; (2) the Oreck vacuum emits “no puff” of dust when it is emptied; (3) the Dyson bin emptying process is “messy” and the Dyson filter is “not sanitary” and a “dirty little secret”; and (4) the XL Ultra 4120 weighs “only nine pounds,” while the weight of the DC14 is “backbreaking.” Archive 2009-03-01
In previous reviews, I complained that the G9 was a bit too bulky and the P5000 series a bit too slow to focus, minor complaints about two very capable and enjoyable cameras. Imaging Resource What's New
This was best carried out as near as possible to where the crops grew, as untreated grain was bulky and expensive to transport.
Crisp cotton shirts are too stiff and bulky on me. Times, Sunday Times
Opposite the fireplace, a bulky dark wood bed was draped in dark blue velvet covers and snowy white fur pelts, its sheets thrust to one side.
Suddenly playing a bulky brass instrument was kinda cool. Times, Sunday Times
But on the facts of the case his file was already bulky. Paul VI - The First Modern Pope
Multiple mechanisms have evolved to repair damaged DNA, including the versatile nucleotide excision repair (NER) which is capable of removing a variety of bulky helix-distorting lesions, such as UV-induced cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers (CPDs) and 6-4 photoproducts PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
Industrial buildings tend to be large, monolithic, brown, bulky, and not subtle.
It can regulate the temperature and pressure in a spacesuit so that the suit doesn't have to be so bulky. JANAKY AND THE GIANT
She's petite and these guys looked tough and bulky. Times, Sunday Times
Will lifting heavy weights really make you bulky? Times, Sunday Times
Underneath some shabby canvas tarps on the cargo deck were stacked a dozen bulky mattresses and twenty thick pine boards.
A bulky parka smothered the individual's identity, but the flared black trousers marked him as a member of Starfleet; grinning, Kirk redirected his course to join his snowsuited comrade. The Kobayashi Maru
The emerging legal and monetary system allowed exchange over a wide area without having to haul around bulky goods for barter or trade. Sociology
Short in proportion to the Corolla tho wide or bulky; the Style is very long or longer than the stamens, simple, cilindrical, bowed or bent upwards, placed on the top of the germ, membranous shrivels and falls off when the pericarp has obtained it's full Size. the Stigma is three clefts very manute and pubescent. the pericarp is a capsule, triangular, oblong, obtuse, and trilocular with three longitudinal valves. the Seed So far as I could judge are noumerous not very manute and globilar. The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806
In the case of SPM, the presence of the highly hydratable and relatively bulky zwitterion, phosphorylcholine, further affects ceramide behavior.
Huh! I’m not a huge fan of the full coverage cases, but the cozips really are as unbulky as a hard case can get, I’m going to see about the full case. Review: Cozip iPhone Case : #comments
Cons It is a bit bulky and larger than other phones. Times, Sunday Times
The text teletypewriter (TTY) first allowed the deaf to talk on a phone over two decades ago, but the drawback is that in order to talk, users are tethered to a bulky machine. Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » Deaf and mobile
Interactive performance wear Those bulky bracelets and plastic accessories that clip on to your laces are so last year. The Sun
The middle portion of the uncinate fasciculus is extensively interconnected with the bulky middle part of the inferior occipitofrontal fasciculus.
These veins are tortuous and bulky, making it virtually impossible to identify the spinal arteries.
Fully enclosed French seams, often used in men's shirts, looked bulky with the stretchy fabric, so they chose a simpler "overlock" stitch that looked finished yet trim. Polo Puzzle: What Goes Into a $155 Price Tag?
Another pancreatic enzyme, elastase, cleaves preferentially at bonds involving nonbulky, neutral amino acids. The Scientist
It is just too blocky, too bulky, a very four-square building.
Bearing all that in mind, it would be a real shipwreck for an overwrought orchestrator to take the graceful skiff depicted on the cover of "Maiden Voyage" and overinflate it into a bulky ocean liner. Piano Perspectives, Visions of Vaudeville
Budget cuts are prompting a growing number of councils to charge for the disposal of bulky items at tips or via home collection services. Times, Sunday Times
His style was too languid; his physique too bulky. Times, Sunday Times
But the technology was too bulky, too expensive, and very poorly marketed.
Now Haleakala is so bulky and tall that it turns the north-east trade-wind aside on either hand, so that in the lee of Haleakala no trade-wind blows at all. Chapter 8
Reporters no longer need to lug around bulky suitcases to carry their laptops and heavy satellite discs in to transmit news stories from remote places, dense jungles or mountain tops.
Two panels hang from posts with heavy strap hinges so they can swing open for loading bulky furniture and garden supplies.
Foster picked up a small, bulky envelope.
I then solicited help from my weightlifting, he-man neighbor Phil, and we soon had the 176 lb bulky beast properly positioned in the entertainment unit.
Underneath some shabby canvas tarps on the cargo deck were stacked a dozen bulky mattresses and twenty thick pine boards.
A hydraulic thumb or clamp allows you to grasp rocks, tree stumps, and other oddly shaped objects, while a grapple makes it easy to handle brush and other bulky material.
‘We found quite a few bulky items, including pieces of chipboard, it was fascinating really,’ she said.
In the past, dimming fluorescent ballasts were expensive and bulky, and required complex dimming circuits.
But what must strike every one who reflects as the most surprising thing in Dr. Strauss, is, that with the postulatum with which he sets out, and which he modestly takes for granted as too evident to need proof, he should have thought it worth while to write two bulky volumes of minute criticism on the subject. Reason and Faith; Their Claims and Conflicts From The Edinburgh Review, October 1849, Volume 90, No. CLXXXII. (Pages 293-356)
They don't suit bigger women and make my arms look bulky. The Sun
The last crewwoman squeezed through and they slammed the bulky steel shut. Furious Gulf
The first thing you notice about it is that it's less bulky than the one it will replace. Times, Sunday Times
The first thing you notice about it is that it's less bulky than the one it will replace. Times, Sunday Times
And finally I awoke near the end, as Capa is struggling in the bulky EVA suit to reach the payload, and, half awake, I lay there and marveled at the score and what a beautiful thing this vastly underrated film is (my next Mac will be named Icarus). Lughnasadh '08
They possessed surpluses of grain and food, but these bulky products were expensive to transport over long distances. The American Nation: A History of the United States to 1877
Once the Denivanian defenses were disabled, the slow, bulky troop transports would take their capitol, with escorts to defend from the remnants of the defense fleet.
He wore a large, torn grey jacket, a black toque and huge, bulky rock star sunglasses.
Inside the capsule, they donned bulky spacesuits and ensured the Soyuz was airtight before it undocked from the station.
Traditionally, these analyses are done with gas chromatography, which is expensive, time-consuming and requires bulky devices and skilled analysts. Science News / Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, News Items and Book Reviews
Avoid bulky dirndls and tiered skirts, and bias-cut skirts that cling to curves.
Practical cryogenics however, is a monumental engineering task and pressurization is bulky, inefficient and potentially dangerous.
The two make an odd couple both physically and emotionally - bulky, brooding, irascible Crowe contrasting with laid-back, long-limbed Bettany.
Avoid big, bulky sweaters and select thin knits (with no wild life embellishments, please) in warm dark hues like eggplant, sienna, or olive and wear them out over your jeans.
The boot space is just 430 litres, but the low floor makes loading bulky items simple. Times, Sunday Times
The freeplay radio and flashlight (although bulky) are worthy objects, especially in isolated environments, but the battery winder is one more gadget that I’d rather not have. Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » Crank Calling
Did you know that instead of today's bowel cleansing solutions such as psyllium husk or laxatives, yogis would take a very long and bulky rope of silk and swallow it until it came out the other end? Sutra neti
The emerging legal and monetary system allowed exchange over a wide area without having to haul around bulky goods for barter or trade. Sociology
She's petite and these guys looked tough and bulky. Times, Sunday Times
He was bulky and muscular, light brown hair, almost blonde, came down to his shoulders.
It was bulky, perhaps three feet long and almost as high.
If being "bulky" is an issue, why not ditch the laptop and use a GPS-enabled smartphone instead? Microsoft Streets and Trips 2010
Several minutes of disorder ensued, which included punch-ups and the Oxford goalkeeper apparently pinning a rather more bulky Warwick team member to the ground saying repeatedly ‘Who's my bitch now?’
Both are big, bulky players, but they have quick feet.
She quickly changed her tee shirt for a bulky sweatshirt.
Her belly and hips were fatless and firm, but even so, she seemed bulky and almost masculine in her carriage. Here Comes Another Lesson
Prior reckons that he got too bulky last winter and that it affected his speed of movement. Times, Sunday Times
Today's bulky earthmovers are being made taller than earlier models, especially excavators and trenchers.
_ -- The general anasarca gave the body a bulky appearance. An Investigation into the Nature of Black Phthisis or Ulceration Induced by Carbonaceous Accumulation in the Lungs of Coal Miners
Mounting and dismounting a bulky snow blade is difficult at best.
I like thin gloves so I put 2 pair inside of each other and this layer affect works very well and then I don't have the big thick, bulky, clumsy gloves that make it harder to work with and if they are to thick then you have issues getting your finger in your trigger guard. Ive tried many gloves but i havent found a pair that will keep my hands warm for hunting and fishing in the winter do you guys h
MacRannoch nodded toward the trees behind me, and I whirled to see a rider making his way carefully through the branches, a bulky cloth-covered shape draped across the saddlebow in front of him. Sick Cycle Carousel
Soon, beer-bellied men will be squeezing their bulky frames into pieces of elastic and pulling on trousers two, or maybe even three sizes too small.
A bulky roll of red carpet is being manhandled through the narrow kitchen.
In a cartop carrier on top of the cab, two children in bulky raincoats hunkered down against the wind. Lucifer's Hammer
See this new camera is big and bulky - in winter I put it in my puffy coat pocket and barely even noticed it.
Yet politicians place an immense value on these bulky unread tomes.
This partition is termed the septum transversum, and is at first a bulky plate of tissue. I. Embryology. 13. Development of the Body Cavities
The man on the doorstep had the bulky upper torso of a weightlifter. THE LAST TEMPTATION
The feeding of an excessive, or insufficient quantity of feed, or a ration that is too concentrated, bulky and innutritious, poor in quality, or spoiled may produce disease. Common Diseases of Farm Animals
Storage space represents a cost, especially if the kit is bulky, uneconomically packaged with wasted space in the package, or if it requires refrigeration or freezing.
Polystyrene's bulky foreverness accounts for one-quarter of our landfill waste. Simran Sethi: Life Cycle: Styrofoam: Mark of the Plastic Beast
Underneath some shabby canvas tarps on the cargo deck were stacked a dozen bulky mattresses and twenty thick pine boards.
Leon says people on the road need to treat their laptops as if they were hefty, bulky wallets.
Even if it were desirable, a completely fat-free diet would be impossibly bulky.
The leaf litter of this remarkable plant is therefore bulky and relatively persistent.
At least the bulky metal casing means it should be tough. Times, Sunday Times
Additionally, I do not like my flies too bulky and find that two strands of herl would be the most that I ever use.
Is your furniture too big and bulky? Times, Sunday Times
It's good, honestly - it's just physically unwieldy, bulky and so extremely long that it's difficult to feel as if you're making any progress with it.
He wore work boots and grey-and-white striped coveralls over a bulky grey sweater. NO BODY
The light wire will really outfish bulky coated leaders on heavily fished waters and will allow your bait to have more action. I love to ice fish with tip ups. any tips on it?
Piano rolls are of course much too bulky and not terribly sturdy for use in a combat situation, so Hedy's invention, which she had patented in 1942 for use in WWII, was not implemented until 1962 in the Cuban Missile Crisis, once solid-state technology had finally caught up with the amazingly innovative Hedy Lamarr. Hedwig Kiesler is a Stone-Cold BADASS
For very bulky sweater knits, serge-finish the raw edges, then seam with a narrow to medium zigzag stitch.
This bulky machine constructed by one enthusiast retiree from the Russian city of Kirov is powered by the old Yamaha motorcycle engine and is entirely made of scrap …. Homemade Snowmobiles | Impact Lab
The compounds aren't that bad - they're all pyrazole sulfonamides, a bit bulky and aromatic, but everyone who's done med-chem has seen a lot uglier compounds than these. In the Pipeline
Androgynous models with enviable cheekbones skulked down the catwalk in bulky, tie-waisted trenches in lacquered microfiber or wrinkly microfiber with stiff, standup necklines and drop-crotched harem pants. Archive 2010-01-17
This single 31 ounce device virtually obsoletes whole families of current bulky (by comparison), radio equipment.
Three times a day we changed into bulky wetsuits, climbed down a ladder into the exhibit, and waded through the cold, chest-deep water to hand-feed capelin, smelt, herring, sardines, or anchovies to each individual penguin. The Great Penguin Rescue
If you require an estate car for carrying bulky loads, rather than heavy ones, the 1.4-litre petrol version is probably the one for you.
Milos Valnik turned out to be a bulky man in his middle forties, probably because he was dressed for winter.
The climber took some food from the bulky pack on his back.
Clutch bags or small shoulder bags will complement a neat silhouette better than something big and bulky. Times, Sunday Times
He let out a cry that convulsed his bulky frame and jerked his arm.
She is an insufferably sensible young woman a grind at school, hiding behind thick glasses and inside bulky cardigans.
The bulky figure of Inspector Jones appeared at the door.
Nowhere was it written that Macintosh would render Lisa an expensive and rather bulky doorstop.
On his way down, he paused at each lit window, watching a boy shooting computer monsters, a bulky man cutting a slice of pie, and a mother suckling her child.
Place bulky objects, which must be in the hood, on blocks to allow air to flow beneath.
He struggled out of his bulky jacket and threw it on to the back seat.
Pair with skinny trousers to avoid looking bulky. Times, Sunday Times
I thought I told you— Her simmering accusal was cut off in midstream as he turned in her direction and lowered the bulky cloth that had covered part of his face. The Best Way to Lose
They said the park's units were only supposed to be available for retailers selling bulky items such as carpets, furniture and electrical white goods.
Ectomorph is a skinny beanpole, endomorph is short and bulky — they could train for years and never make it. Times, Sunday Times
She was dressed in tan fishing overalls with a fishing hat, bulky black boots, and a pink T-shirt underneath.
The label's Italian designer, Stefano Pilati, delivered bulky overcoats cinched tight at the waist - sometimes with what appeared to be fringed scarves - and suits with drop-crotched harem pants and long shirts with tails of tiny pleats that emerged, flirtily, from beneath the jackets. StarTribune.com rss feed
VHS tapes don't mail well, as they are bulky and oversized.
Pilati sent out bulky overcoats cinched tight at the waist - sometimes with what appeared to be fringed scarves - and suits with drop-crotched harem pants and long shirts with tails of tiny pleats that emerged, flirtily, from beneath the jackets. Daytondailynews.com - News
On the internet today, just as in Grey's time, too many images make a reference unreasonably bulky and expensive to produce.
Artificial hearts are very bulky as well as expensive. The Sun
Wireless handhelds are bulky, expensive and feature-poor compared with their non-wireless counterparts, the research firm argues.
The equipment was bulky and crude by modern equipment standards, and it had only limited use.
It's still fairly big and quite bulky but we're gradually getting there.
But on the facts of the case his file was already bulky. Paul VI - The First Modern Pope
They provide the Army's only amphibious lighterage service primarily for heavy, outsize or bulky equipment.
The lower efficiency of surfactants with large headgroups can be understood as a steric effect, where a bulky headgroup sterically hinders the hydrophobic residues on the peptide from interacting with the micelle core.
The case is stiff, awkward, and bulky.
Bulky clothes tend to hinder movement.
CAR boot sales are best for bulky items that are too big to post. The Sun
Moreover, some photoactivable compounds can also produce bulky adducts.
Motorway pumpers don't want flimsy or demure, we need dairy-farm efficiency - something bulky and rubberised.
She is careful not to overstuff the bag, as heavy and bulky clutches can be difficult to manage. Summer's Clutch Play: Grab a Handbag
The tissues at the back of the throat may be bulky or the uvula be too long.
It was bulky, unwieldy and would not go far, given the cost of satellite transponders.
This enormous cat, this great heavy beast has never been a good eater: it is his genes, his mother was a big bulky cat. ON CATS
A hefty and bulky taxi pod slammed onto the docking lane from their right through another open gate.
One bulky geography master, built like a wrestler, spent most of a term slippering lads and talking about volcanoes.
Underneath some shabby canvas tarps on the cargo deck were stacked a dozen bulky mattresses and twenty thick pine boards.
They even carry bulky AC compressors or long plumbing pipes on these two-wheelers, as they weave in and out of your lane.
Sinking into the Minnesota lake was strangely comfortable, Jimmy's muscles paralyzed and helpless, his arms and legs, bulky inside the snowsuit, wrapping around him in a self-embrace.
But many complained that the watch looks bulky and dull. Times, Sunday Times
Here was a tape recorder (vast bulky reel-to-reel, circa 1945) and an autocycle to carry it on -- a bicycle with an engine, uneasy in either role. VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XII No 3
On the desk next to a bucket of chilled wine lay a bulky typescript. DREAMS OF INNOCENCE
With its 30-meter wingspan, it was considered too bulky, even for the Norwegian Museum in Oslo.
As I move to enter, I'm forced to step aside as a young fella carrying some bulky shiny metallic object staggers out.
They don't suit bigger women and make my arms look bulky. The Sun
It also has a nontraditional cut and a loose, slightly bulky fit.
She was at that stage a woman of striking good looks, blue-eyed and black-haired, though in later years she became bulky and heavy featured.
The bulky instrument had a very deep, mellow sound that the troubadour used to a good effect in her songs.
Sketches of G. K.'s personal appearance abound, and if occasionally they contradict one another in detail they yet contrive to convey a vivid and fairly truthful impression of the "leonine" head, the bulky form, the gestures and mannerisms. Gilbert Keith Chesterton
Artificial hearts are very bulky as well as expensive. The Sun
It certainly looks pretty, also less fussy and bulky. Times, Sunday Times
He works out, has done martial arts for years, and is a decently bulky guy.
The pilot and third officer loomed above him, as did the man at the wheel, a bulky German, deserted from a warship, whom he had signed on in Rangoon. THE SEA FARMER
The Superb saloon is a good car spoilt by an awkward bulky rear end. The Sun
I watched his bulky frame receding beneath the gaslight as we pulled away.
Knit items became an integral component to accessory categories from cold weather pieces like fine-gauge knit hats and wooly crocheted scarves to bulky boot sock linings.
If you keep them thin and lightweight, you will be snug without looking bulky. Times, Sunday Times
He was wearing a black ski-type waterproof jacket which was bulky and was zipped up to the neck and possibly had a hood.
The car had put on so much weight that a V8 engine was required to keep it motion, and the big, square body was so bulky it was really more of a convertible tourer.
Bulky panels that used to be bolted on are giving way to integral thin-film technology. Times, Sunday Times
Whether the soil is heavy clay or sandy and very free draining, it can be greatly improved by the addition of bulky organic matter.
They're bulky and heavy - and won't win any awards for long battery life - but, for gamers looking for performance on the go, they offer the best combination of performance and transportability.
Gigantothermy • Sometimes called ectothermic homeothermy) • Large, bulky ectothermic animals are more easily able to maintain a constant, relatively high body temperature than smaller animals by virtue of their greater volume to surface area ratio. Recently Uploaded Slideshows
She wore a bulky cable sweater, slacks of lightweight worsted and English boots, tapered to fit the calves of her legs. DANSVILLE
Here the old man, who had been watching with his little peery eyes, pulled the bulky Hector by the skirt, and whispered, “Do not vapour him the huff, it will not pass — let the trout play, he will rise to the hook presently.” The Fortunes of Nigel
A majority of her frame was obscured by a bulky armor harness painted blood red, and marred with a thousand tiny scuffs and scratches.
They possessed surpluses of grain and food, but these bulky products were expensive to transport over long distances. The American Nation: A History of the United States to 1877
He twizzled about in his chair and fished a bulky brown envelope, waving it victoriously as he turned back around.
This is less bulky than most and has claims to be the world's lightest walking boot. Times, Sunday Times
She was wearing a bulky coat of grey herringbone tweed which looked too big for her. The Glasgow Girls
As this is a bulky item, delivery by local mail is unadvisable.
CAR boot sales are best for bulky items that are too big to post. The Sun
They are purposely hidden away at backwater college campuses, where the monstrously large football mesomorphs must cavort under the searing sun, be-helmeted, in all their hot and bulky pads.
They are working on a fabric that turns movement and temperature into electricity - and this could be used to power small electronic items without bulky batteries. The Sun
Bend down at the knees to pick up a bulky object, thus avoiding back strain.
Clutch bags or small shoulder bags will complement a neat silhouette better than something big and bulky. Times, Sunday Times
Such a bulky connection also tends to pick up weed hunks from the water, but if you're in a hurry, it's a great quick fix-even if it's not the way you're "supposed" to do it. Flyfishing Dirty
Some have been too fat, too bulky, too clunky, or too inaccurate to be a successful pretender to the throne.
This is less bulky than most and has claims to be the world's lightest walking boot. Times, Sunday Times
Keep the bulky fabrics to shawls and accessories and be mad about figure-skimming lightweight plaids.
The other bulky envelope contained the invitation to the formal Sunday banquet in the City Hall.
In spite of the fact that she was over seventy when Tiberius became emperor, in dedicated artwork she got progressively younger.22 Slowly but surely the round-faced visage of her earlier public portraits underwent a facelift, the severe nodus hairstyle with its bulky pompadour gradually replaced with a softer, more graceful center part, her wrinkles filled in, her skin made smoother, her expression calmer and more serene. Caesars’ Wives
He stood tall with a wide chest, square shoulders, a bulky figure, long blond hair, but he himself had the blackest and biggest wings of them all.
His bulky muscles were covered in dirt and perspiration, and he'd been drilling our team the entire game.
Less footsure than Gorath and further encumbered by his bulky staff, it was a constant struggle for him to keep upright as they wound up the mossy steps…
He is like vapor, bathed in a glowing yellow light, wearing a bulky waist-length rain slicker.
Andhra wicketkeeper, Prasanna Kumar, belied his bulky figure to bring off fine diving saves.
One tester claimed the rod 'wobbled' too much but 'felt very light,' while another thought it felt 'bulky.' Shakespeare Ugly Stik

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