full-figured

Example Sentences

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Full-figured, brown hair, brown eyes, four years his junior.

From Slate

Well aware that, as a full-figured young woman, she may not meet the traditional physical definition of an ingénue, Lester said she was gratified that other young women have looked to her as an affirming role model.

From New York Times

“You’re part psychologist, part engineer,” says Ellen Jacobson, the third generation to run Elila lingerie, which specializes in styles for the full-figured, many of them soft cups.

From Washington Post

And my daughter was thrilled beyond measure by the full-figured Black dancers, strutting their stuff in glittery skin-tight costumes.

From Los Angeles Times

Had that been the case, Mr. Mugler likely would not have amassed one of the most loyal tribes in fashion — a group that included Ms. Campbell, Mr. Arias, the hairstylist Danilo, the nightlife empress Susanne Bartsch, and the full-figured model Stella Ellis, who said in an interview that if his favorite shape was the hourglass, she was the “hour and a half glass.”

From New York Times