gain weight
Example Sentences
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When people gain weight during life can play a major role in their health decades later.
From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 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
When one toddler struggled to gain weight, my pediatrician recommended Pediasure, a supplemental shake.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025
Doctors believed the "treatment" would help Mariona gain weight - but that wasn't happening.
From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025
One unanticipated result of ending manual labor was that I began to gain weight.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
