fatten

Example Sentences

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Neither did the temporary suspension of export taxes for grain dealers, which generated dollar inflows but didn’t fatten the bank’s war chest because there was also lots of peso selling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 5, 2025

They’re both hatched upstream and, as kids, fight their way past bullies down to the ocean, where they fatten up on marine nutrients not available in freshwater.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2024

Liz Truss told the Institute for Government she tried to rear, fatten and slaughter a pig on market day in her rush to meet voters' need for change saying she had "limited time".

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2023

But like all farmers know, the best way to fatten any animal is to feed it corn and grain — simple carbohydrates.

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2023

And then Mrs. Park says something about how he should feed me butter instead to fatten me up.

From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan