Examples of paunch in a Sentence
He sat with his hands folded over his paunch.
He used to be very thin but now he has a slight paunch.
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There is a funny thread of everyone thinking Woody’s getting a bit old – rocking a paunch and a poncho – while Buzz pines for Jessie.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 16 June 2026
Gore is best known for Make America Great Again, her 2016 naked portrait of Trump with the paunch and solemnity of the great men of art history, adding, crucially, the tiniest of compensatory micropenises.
—Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2026
Youngblood was tall and imposing, with a paunch and black hair that framed pale skin.
—Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
When Jurgensen reported to camp in unusually good shape, his trademark paunch having shrunk, he was asked if the key was diet and exercise.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 16 June 2026
Gore is best known for Make America Great Again, her 2016 naked portrait of Trump with the paunch and solemnity of the great men of art history, adding, crucially, the tiniest of compensatory micropenises.
—Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2026
Youngblood was tall and imposing, with a paunch and black hair that framed pale skin.
—Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
When Jurgensen reported to camp in unusually good shape, his trademark paunch having shrunk, he was asked if the key was diet and exercise.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Paunch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paunch. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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paunch
noun
ˈpȯnch 
ˈpänch
1
: the belly together with its contents
2
Medical Definition
paunch
noun
: rumen
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