bloated

Example Sentences

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Mass layoffs, while painful for employees, have previously been greeted by investors as sensible cuts to a bloated workforce.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

NASA’s Mars Sample Return mission was supposed to do that in the 2030s, but the mission grew too bloated and expensive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

She’s prescribed semaglutide for weight loss by her primary care physician, but six months later, she is nauseated most mornings, bloated after small meals, and losing an amount of weight she didn’t intend to lose.

From Slate • Mar. 22, 2026

"One of my most frequent tics is I clench my stomach and that makes me inhale air, which means that I'm constantly bloated," Smith says.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

I saw faces, bloated and distorted, rise up from the murky surface.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken