portly

Example Sentences

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But instead of portly people enjoying futuristic entertainment, we will all be skinnier thanks to today’s GLP-1 medications.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

"Cyril", as he is known to some, is said to be a portly man with a very gruff voice.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2024

As I grew up, a frequent refrain from friends and family members—in particular my zaftig aunts and portly uncles—was to opine about how they wished they were slim like me.

From Slate • Oct. 4, 2023

The portly left-hander from Sonora will join Jim Gilliam as the only people to have their numbers retired without induction into the Hall of Fame.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2023

The way American newspapers caricatured his portly build and bald head, portraying him like some stubby supervillain sprung from the pages of one of their ludicrous comic books.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin