zaftig

Example Sentences

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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

Especially commendable is Zamit, who in addition to Mrs. Darling and the housekeeper, plays a Tinkerbell too zaftig to fly, among other roles.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2023

Capitalizing on that virality, Tripp later made a music video celebrating zaftig women like his wife.

From Salon • Nov. 25, 2019

Now a Guggenheim fellow, Machado was once conditioned to accept that zaftig women are undeserving of worship.

From Washington Post • Nov. 4, 2019

Bubbe Frieda had never been zaftig, but she had had the good taste to wear what is called "a dressmaker bathing suit."

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg