stocky
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“I solemnly swear allegiance to my Fatherland, the Russian Federation,” read the stocky 17-year-old, decked out in a fresh military uniform with a rifle slung across his shoulder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Born in 1860 in the rural northwest of Pennsylvania, Frisbee was a stocky, mustached man with many strings to his bow.
From Barron's ● Apr. 13, 2026
Ron, a New Yorker from Long Island, was Vince’s stocky, tattooed business partner.
From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2026
Architect Paul R. Williams’ Guardian Angel Cathedral, which opened in the city in 1963, is cited as a design influence, as are the singular stocky trunk baobab trees of the African savanna.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
Now a look of pure, unholy joy appeared in the black-currant eyes, and he tensed his stocky, close-knit body, timing his spring with a mastery born of long practice.
From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford
Down the status and stature yardstick are the shorter, stockier Mediterranean fan palm as well as the jelly palm, whose fruit lives up to the name.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2025
A study of 170 Ironman contestants found tall, leggy runners performed better in warm climates, while shorter, stockier people had the upper hand in colder temperatures.
From BBC ● May 11, 2023
He was built like an uncle, stockier than everybody in the cabin.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2022
One is lean with dark hair; the other stockier, his gray hair clipped close to his skull.
From New York Times ● Dec. 7, 2018
Gino, Tommy, and all of those eighth-grade guys seemed to have grown taller and stockier.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
On paper, Iran's need for parts could be a boon for salvage firms and any second-hand stockiest who have had unwanted bits of the oldest types used by Iran accumulating dust for years.
From Reuters ● Nov. 28, 2013
But when in flats, to be again transplanted, the soil for the first sowing will be better for having no manure in it, the idea being to get the hardest, stockiest growth possible.
From Home Vegetable Gardening — a Complete and Practical Guide to the Planting and Care of All Vegetables, Fruits and Berries Worth Growing for Home Use by F. F. (Frederick Frye) Rockwell
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