| 1. | 'A bears him like a portly gentleman. - from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare |
| 2. | Shall find him by his large and portly size. - from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare |
| 3. | There where your argosies, with portly sail. - from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare |
| 4. | Mr Bloom moved behind the portly kindly caretaker. - from Ulysses by James Joyce |
| 5. | They were portly gentlemen, pleasant to behold, and now stood, with their hats off, in Scrooge's office. - from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens |
| 6. | But he was stopped on the way by a portly sperm whale, that begged a few moments' confidential business with him. - from Moby Dick; or The Whale by Herman Melville |
| 7. | A goodly portly man, i' faith, and a corpulent of a cheerfu. - from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare |
| 8. | "And who are the two noble portly figures accompanying her, now grown to man's estate Can they be John and Michael They are. - from Peter Pan by James M. Barrie |
| 9. | Bumble emerged at early morning from the workhouse-gate, and walked with portly carriage and commanding steps, up the High Street. - from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens |