pot belly

Example Sentences

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The gladiator depicted on the cover of “Those Who Are About to Die” has the beginnings of a pot belly and bears not the slightest physical resemblance to Kirk Douglas or Russell Crowe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The Indian pot belly - once a badge of prosperity, indulgence and aging respectability - has long been a target of satire and social commentary.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2025

She’s a young grade-schooler with messy summer hair, baby teeth and a cute pot belly.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2021

“I have P.C.O.S.”—polycystic-ovary syndrome—“and one of the symptoms is having a pot belly, which started for me when I was seventeen. That was tough—Britney Spears was everywhere, and Ciara. Those low-rises were low, baby.”

From The New Yorker • Nov. 12, 2019

“Janae’s home?” he asks while scratching his pot belly.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi