paunch

Example Sentences

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A few of them had graying hair, some were going bald, and I spied a paunch or two.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

Charlotte insists there's a paunch, but nobody else sees it.

From Salon • Aug. 6, 2023

“He’s moving,” David tells Maggie, handling his middle-aged paunch like a baby bump.

From New York Times • Aug. 5, 2022

"The portly patriarch of paunch persevered to pulverise the Baron of Beardonkadonk in the final match," the park announced on Twitter, adding that the champ was "still chowing down".

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2021

Eiddileg clapped his hands over his paunch and snapped his mouth shut.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander