girth

Example Sentences

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Here, rampaging around in heavy pelts that double their girth, they’re clearly having a blast.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025

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

"They're not treating wrinkles or lax skin. They want less girth to their neck, a slimmer, more contoured neck," said Scot Glasberg, president-elect of Plastic Surgery Foundation, who practices in New York.

From Reuters • Sep. 1, 2023

Wendel Manderly stepped forward and bowed as low as his girth would allow.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin