physique
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The lithe physique of the rubber man of tennis enabled him to chase down seemingly lost causes and he combined a brutally efficient game with a rock-solid defence.
From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026
James, which is not his real name, said he used a weight-loss jab to maintain his athletic physique.
From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025
Then there was World War II. Given Cooper’s eye injury and poor physique, he made for an unpromising soldier.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
His catchphrases — “Eat your vitamins and say your prayers, brother!” — his finishing move, the big leg drop, and his larger-than-life persona and physique played a central, if not indispensable, role in this story.
From Salon • Jul. 27, 2025
“No, I would not say that. But I think more force than an elderly woman could display, and Princess Dragomiroff’s physique is particularly frail.”
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
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