stocky
Example Sentences
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Ron, a New Yorker from Long Island, was Vince’s stocky, tattooed business partner.
From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026
"Some of the footballers he comes up against don't have the same base he has. That's why he's stocky, strong and really competitive - because of wrestling."
From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025
Police had previously released several grainy videos of the potential suspect whom the FBI described as a 5’8” man with a stocky build.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025
Juan knew Perez, a stocky man with dark curly hair and a beard that trailed halfway down his chest, as “Paco.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2025
“Jenny Cohen has this one,” she’d told them, her finger tracing the outline of a blond doll that did indeed resemble Jenny Cohen: sweet faced with heavy bangs, slightly stocky.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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The Son of Neptune
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