overweight

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Prolonged sitting can increase the risk, external of being overweight and developing heart disease and type 2 diabetes, say experts.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

JPMorgan rates Continental stock at overweight with a 78 euros price target.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

It is different from the type 2 form of the disease, which is often - but not always - associated with being overweight.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

About 75% of Americans were overweight or obese in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 21, 2026

The forty-nine-year-old Bobby Fischer was described by a reporter who was covering the match for The New York Times as “an overweight, balding, bearded figure, unmistakably middle-aged, whose expression sometimes seems strikingly vacant.”

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady