flabby

Example Sentences

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But if poetry is about saying a lot in a little—the fine art of distillation—then by the end of its two-hour runtime “A Poet” comes off more like funny but flabby prose.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

In a speech last week Sir Keir Starmer promised to make the "flabby" state more efficient and cut bureaucracy.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2025

There’s no method here that will render it crispy and browned, and no one wants to cut through flabby chicken skin.

From Salon • Feb. 24, 2025

At a hefty 2 hours and 24 minutes, the film is flabby, not jacked, and lacking in an unpredictable live-wire element.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025

They sat around the small fire and took turns drinking soup from the pan, soaking it up with flabby slices of bread.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt