: having a chest of a specified kind
—used in combination
flat-chested
Examples of chested in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
On the fashion network, a flat-chested but pretty model is being interviewed.
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Etgar Keret, The New Yorker, 20 June 2022
Being bare-chested, at first, feels like a huge weight off.
—Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 28 May 2020
There’s the lion slipping through sunbeams in Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park, a swirl of sea turtles that looks almost like abstract art, and those bare-chested men on a Pakistani beach.
—National Geographic, 19 Dec. 2019
More than a decade after 90210 went off the air, Doherty and Garth reunited with a bare-chested – and buff! – Ziering before his debut as a Chippendales dancer on June 30, 2013, at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE.com, 18 Dec. 2019
There was a color photo of a bare-chested, gray-haired man with a slight smile.
—Jacob Bernstein, New York Times, 29 Nov. 2019
News reports, the video shows a bare-chested Simpson cuddled up with Cyrus, who's wearing a Calvin Klein sports bra.
—Emily Dixon, Marie Claire, 14 Oct. 2019
Footage on social media appeared to show the man bare-chested and dangling by his legs.
—Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN, 28 Oct. 2019
Tall and fit, McDougall’s bare-chested – though not barefoot – and wearing a red bandana.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 11 Oct. 2019
Etgar Keret, The New Yorker, 20 June 2022
Being bare-chested, at first, feels like a huge weight off.
—Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 28 May 2020
There’s the lion slipping through sunbeams in Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park, a swirl of sea turtles that looks almost like abstract art, and those bare-chested men on a Pakistani beach.
—National Geographic, 19 Dec. 2019
More than a decade after 90210 went off the air, Doherty and Garth reunited with a bare-chested – and buff! – Ziering before his debut as a Chippendales dancer on June 30, 2013, at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE.com, 18 Dec. 2019
There was a color photo of a bare-chested, gray-haired man with a slight smile.
—Jacob Bernstein, New York Times, 29 Nov. 2019
News reports, the video shows a bare-chested Simpson cuddled up with Cyrus, who's wearing a Calvin Klein sports bra.
—Emily Dixon, Marie Claire, 14 Oct. 2019
Footage on social media appeared to show the man bare-chested and dangling by his legs.
—Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN, 28 Oct. 2019
Tall and fit, McDougall’s bare-chested – though not barefoot – and wearing a red bandana.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 11 Oct. 2019
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“Chested.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chested. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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