overweight

Example Sentences

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He’d grown up overweight in the public eye as a child actor, appearing on the sitcoms “Fresh Off the Boat” and “Fuller House.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

The analysis only included people with obesity or overweight who did not have diabetes because weight loss results in obesity drug trials are typically lower in people with diabetes, making direct comparisons difficult.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

There’s an Irish airline executive named Michael O’Leary who so loves upcharges and cost-cutting that, over the years, he has floated selling standing-room flights, charging overweight passengers more, and installing coin-operated restrooms.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

He downgraded shares of Meta from overweight to neutral on Thursday.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

“There’s no reason to be sensitive about being a little overweight, Bull. A lot of people are fat,” she teased.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy