gain weight
Example Sentences
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When you gain weight back, it tends to be more fat than muscle.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 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
"Worries about work, family, friendships and romances, about needing to lose weight or gain weight or exercise more. I think those moments dissolved even that last tiny bit of prejudice I still had."
From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026
“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
“Only one cookie a week for your sister! She can’t gain weight or she won’t fit into the cast.”
From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar
