paunchy

Example Sentences

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At exercise time, a crowd gathered in the prison yard -- young and old, slender and paunchy, all with shaved heads.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

Obviously enjoying himself as well is George Lopez who plays Jaime’s paunchy uncle who is an unlikely techno-whiz and the purveyor of many one-liners.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 17, 2023

A paunchy, bespectacled, depressed widower with back pain, Farrell oozes melancholy as he checks into a hotel where he hopes to make a love match in 45 days or be turned into the titular animal.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2023

There were meaty, hulking types and paunchy types and hard femme types like the “Pose” actor Jason A. Rodriguez.

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2022

The man on the left had a paunchy middle and a bored-looking expression.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse