girth

Example Sentences

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So it makes sense that, despite all their girth and grunting, shot putters tend to be science geeks.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2024

Yet he seems to have developed this superiority as much through charisma and kindness as from sheer girth.

From Salon • May 27, 2024

He had the thrilling job of measuring the first shark’s length and girth.

From Scientific American • Oct. 18, 2023

At the time, he had a spritely step and a slimmer girth.

From Reuters • Mar. 30, 2023

It was a merry journey with Tom Bombadil trotting gaily beside them, or before them, on Fatty Lumpkin, who could move much faster than his girth promised.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien