Sentence examples for they were bulky from inspiring English sources

To begin with, dedicated e-book readers failed to take off because they were bulky, expensive and inconvenient.

Lasers had been invented in 1960, but they were bulky, complex affairs built around simulated rubies or chambers full of a gas that could be "excited" into giving off light, the rays of which bounced between mirrors until they were concentrated into a single beam.

Composed of metallic fibers, they were bulky, fragile and often unattractive.

They were bulky, expensive and could only be used to make calls.

They were bulky and expensive, though often innovative: my first laptop was a Powerbook 1400, the first notebook with a CD-ROM drive.

While quartz crystals perform exceedingly well, they are bulky.

One problem is that they're bulky and obtrusive.

However, they are bulky and difficult for manual inspection.

They are bulky, unpredictable, and can be a problem in fast circuitry.

These are not phones, and they are bulky to carry around.

"To me, they're bulky, constructed like a bridge or a building.