bloated
Example Sentences
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The caps are forcing some universities to reduce their bloated workforces.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
If the company doesn’t strike the right balance, it risks becoming just another bloated booking agency.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
A year into trying for Baby No. 2, I sat on the couch, bloated, at the end of my follicular phase.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
Elena Spaven, 25, can relate to the TikTok videos and says she feels "extremely bloated" during the second half of her cycle.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
The only sounds were hushed ones, the bloated gurgle of the stream, the respirating hum of the tall grass and shrubs behind him, the apathetic moaning of the dumb, translucent waves.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
