fatten

Example Sentences

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Feeders are ranchers who own feedlots where they fatten cattle and sell them to meatpackers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

James Canton spent two years sitting beneath an 800-year-old oak tree near his home in Essex, watching acorns fatten and butterflies land on the massive knurled grey trunk.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2025

Mountain goats deal with heavy snow, and have a short window of time to fatten up before the thick of winter.

From Seattle Times • May 22, 2024

They lauded her history, beliefs and wit, such as when she was asked about student testing during a gubernatorial debate and replied, “You don’t fatten a hog by weighing it more often.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2024

“He needs to fatten up to fill out his tracksuit,” I say.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell