Examples of baby fat in a Sentence
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The puffy cheeks and baby fat of his rookie year are gone.
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Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Verbeek’s Jessica, the girl in search of her lost mother, looks the youngest, her face still full and round with baby fat.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
Recently cut ponytail; a triangular necklace of brown-and-yellow beads; a face moving from baby fat to bone; a desire for adventure without the self-confidence or ability.
—Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
The clock ticks down and the child starves, her baby fat melting to nothing.
—Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 23 May 2025
Even before then, layers of baby fat will cover up this normal bit of newborn anatomy.
—Denise Schipani, Parents, 22 June 2023
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Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Verbeek’s Jessica, the girl in search of her lost mother, looks the youngest, her face still full and round with baby fat.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
Recently cut ponytail; a triangular necklace of brown-and-yellow beads; a face moving from baby fat to bone; a desire for adventure without the self-confidence or ability.
—Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
The clock ticks down and the child starves, her baby fat melting to nothing.
—Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 23 May 2025
Even before then, layers of baby fat will cover up this normal bit of newborn anatomy.
—Denise Schipani, Parents, 22 June 2023
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“Baby fat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baby%20fat. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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