heavyset

Example Sentences

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On a recent flight to London, the heavyset Puech squeezed into a middle seat on EasyJet, the famously low-budget European airline, according to people close to him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 18, 2025

Authorities described the suspect as a heavyset man wearing a tie-dye sweatshirt and blue pants.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2025

One heavyset man on a bottom bunk held out a little open box and shook its contents.

From Slate • Apr. 27, 2025

He is heavyset and tall, and he uses his physicality to project strength in front of crowds.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2024

I glanced through the glassless window to see a heavyset, round- faced, tough-looking young man.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin