thickset
Example Sentences
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At 68, Luttig is ruddy-faced and thickset in a way that might be expected from a man who has a home in Vail but doesn’t ski.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 31, 2023
Our laughter pierced the thickset quiet, as seemingly the whole neighborhood had opted for the comfort of the indoors that evening.
From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2022
Vinterberg also makes excellent use of Mikkelsen’s own past as a dancer, mining the incongruously fluid body language of a tall, thickset man with a jaw that seems carved out of lead.
From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2020
He’s a thickset, outdoorsy-looking guy in his 50s, bearded and wearing a green hoodie featuring the Second Life Freeze Dry logo.
From Slate ● Nov. 14, 2019
The thickset man shrugged away from the wall as I warily came to a stop, and walked slowly into the street.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
