gain weight
Example Sentences
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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
“If someone needs to gain weight, you start with what they’re willing to eat. If someone is only willing to eat candy, that’s what we start off with,” says Becker.
From Slate • Jan. 4, 2025
Three months into training, he says almost his entire battalion was severely malnourished and needed to be sent to a recovery centre to gain weight.
From BBC • Dec. 19, 2024
After x-rays, probes, auscultations, and injections, some advised Bibi to gain weight, others to lose it.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
