paunch

Example Sentences

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

From Salon

The extra paunch would also have helped these penguins stay warm in the water.

From New York Times

“He’s moving,” David tells Maggie, handling his middle-aged paunch like a baby bump.

From New York Times

Ruth, as he put on the poundage and the paunch, the Yankees put their ballplayers in pinstripe uniforms because it made Ruth look slimmer.

From Washington Post

Species like the emperor penguin have overlapping layers of insulating plumage, tightly packed veins to recycle body heat and just enough paunch to weather wind chills that approach minus 80 degrees Fahrenheit.

From New York Times