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Example Sentences
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“I put on over 9 pounds of muscle in seven weeks after taking the therapy, despite not changing my workout or my diet.”
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026
Saudi-backed Newcastle are one of five Premier League teams among the top eight as it stands as the English sides flex their financial muscle in Europe's elite competition.
From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026
In the region’s biggest military buildup since the 1980s, the U.S. has deployed some of its most battle-tested weaponry to the Caribbean under the professed goal of providing muscle in the war on drugs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025
A below-par display against Dimitrov went unpunished when the luckless Bulgarian popped a pectoral muscle in the third set.
From BBC • Jul. 9, 2025
“Let’s put some muscle in the hustle,” Trip said.
From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
