gain weight
Example Sentences
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When you gain weight back, it tends to be more fat than muscle.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026
And without careful tracking, people can gain weight, which increases “bad” cholesterol and eventually puts them at risk for heart attacks and strokes.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 10, 2026
Doctors believed the "treatment" would help Mariona gain weight - but that wasn't happening.
From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025
“If someone needs to gain weight, you start with what they’re willing to eat. If someone is only willing to eat candy, that’s what we start off with,” says Becker.
From Slate • Jan. 4, 2025
One unanticipated result of ending manual labor was that I began to gain weight.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
