girth
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Falstaff’s girth is worked into the comic mayhem, but the character should be more than a sight gag.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Yet he seems to have developed this superiority as much through charisma and kindness as from sheer girth.
From Salon ● May 27, 2024
He had the thrilling job of measuring the first shark’s length and girth.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 18, 2023
It celebrated all different body shapes — girth and all.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2023
His lordship’s cushioned throne was wide enough to accommodate three men of common girth, yet Manderly threatened to overflow it.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
There’s a lot of hedging going on, though the science is real, the photography spectacular and the girths of the subjects prompt impolite questions: Are you pregnant?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Richardson is a perfect example of the extent to which the sheer girths of owners’ egos are eclipsing what should be the NFL’s true narrative: the game.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 18, 2017
How to reconcile a lifestyle founded on getting fat and a need to convince others not to widen their own girths?
From Scientific American ● May 8, 2012
No matter who tightens the saddle girths, the horses keep on winning.
From Time Magazine Archive
Jarman Buckwell's scouts were tightening the girths on their saddles before setting out.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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