gain weight
Example Sentences
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Many experts describe today's environment as an "obesogenic society," where everyday conditions make it harder to maintain healthy habits and easier to gain weight.
From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026
And without careful tracking, people can gain weight, which increases “bad” cholesterol and eventually puts them at risk for heart attacks and strokes.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 10, 2026
“No, I can’t gain weight for that. No, I don’t want to look like that.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025
Doctors initially suspected Dolcie-Mae Edwards-Raymond, from Newport, had a viral infection when she fell ill and failed to gain weight.
From BBC • Feb. 1, 2025
After x-rays, probes, auscultations, and injections, some advised Bibi to gain weight, others to lose it.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
