overweight

Example Sentences

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The NHS recommends the jabs for people who are overweight with obesity-related health risks, not people who just want to get a bit thinner.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

He’d grown up overweight in the public eye as a child actor, appearing on the sitcoms “Fresh Off the Boat” and “Fuller House.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

In France, one in two adults is overweight or obese.

From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026

Anmuth was more critical of Meta’s spending plans, downgrading the stock to neutral from overweight on Thursday.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

“What are you guys doing?” a slightly overweight teenager with unkempt black hair and a distinctive scar across the top of his forehead asked us.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore