paunch

Example Sentences

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A few of them had graying hair, some were going bald, and I spied a paunch or two.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

Taking his top off and proudly parading his paunch is a regular occurrence in Fury’s news conferences.

From BBC • May 16, 2024

Charlotte insists there's a paunch, but nobody else sees it.

From Salon • Aug. 6, 2023

Eddy is the twice-divorced PR queen with the paunch: “People, places, concepts—I PR them. I make the fabulous fabulous, I make the crap credible.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2022

He had a round, bearded face and a slight paunch that was probably only noticeable because he was sitting.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss