How to Use underweight in a Sentence

underweight

adjective

• The girl's mother said her daughter is underweight for her age.
  — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2024
• Strays may appear underweight, often roam alone, and tend to hang around homes.
  — Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
• The dog was too weak to lift his head, unable to walk, and close to 50 pounds underweight.
  — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 14 Apr. 2022
• Freya arrived at the vet frightened, underweight, flea-ridden, and lucky to be alive.
  — People Staff, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2022
• A lot of them were very underweight, especially the adults.
  — Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
• One was a listless, underweight female goat with no appetite.
  — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 23 Dec. 2025
• Low testosterone is linked to being overweight or obese, as well as being underweight.
  — Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 12 Feb. 2023
• The pup was also severely underweight and covered with ticks and fleas.
  — Michelle Gant, Fox News, 23 Apr. 2018
• Two of the dogs were dead and of the 43 other animals, many of them were scared and underweight.
  — Chanel Stitt, Detroit Free Press, 1 Sep. 2020
• All were underweight, and Gudami bore shrapnel scars on his head.
  — New York Times, 27 July 2019
• The animal, a male, is underweight but otherwise healthy, the zoo said.
  — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 1 June 2022
• The study said people considered underweight might be at a higher risk for fractures and bone loss.
  — Amanda MacMillan, Health, 9 Mar. 2023
• Some very sick patients may be too underweight to follow any diet that restricts their caloric intake.
  — Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | AAAS, 1 Apr. 2021
• For instance, underweight moms and moms who smoke are at higher risk of delivering preterm.
  — Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, 7 June 2018
• Some were in cages without access to food or water, and many were noticeably underweight.
  — Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
• An underweight dog, meanwhile, was found with a skin disease that left half of her hairless, officials said.
  — Fox News, 14 Oct. 2019
• The two surviving cows were found to each be about 100 pounds underweight, the report said.
  — Dom Calicchio, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2021
• The poor cat was in terrible shape, looking severely underweight, with patchy fur, and crusty eyes.
  — Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
• The woman, who has not been publicly identified, was described as weak and underweight.
  — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 5 May 2021
• While being underweight can have a huge impact on anxiety, that was only the tip of the iceberg.
  — Bridget Malcolm, Teen Vogue, 14 Apr. 2018
• Meyer said the majority of the dogs are underweight and some have other health issues.
  — Jordan Laird, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2020
• The undersized, underweight freshman caught the eye of then-coach Jim Gosz.
  — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2022
• One area investors are underweight on is clean technology.
  — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2025
• The firm, which remains underweight on the stock, sees limited scope for growth in 2026.
  — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 24 Nov. 2025
• Several dogs inside the house were underweight, and some had noticeable hair loss, the report added.
  — Arkansas Online, 24 Dec. 2019
• The teens are less likely to get early prenatal care and are at higher risk of giving birth to underweight babies.
  — Allie Morris, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Apr. 2018
• Germany’s long-underweight military role and low defense budgets are also things of the past.
  — Richard Fontaine, The Atlantic, 1 Mar. 2022
• The bear cubs were orphaned last summer and were severely underweight when they were discovered.
  — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 24 May 2026
• My five-year-old daughter was born underweight, probably because both parents were smokers.
  — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
• When the 13 siblings were rescued, all but the 2-year-old were severely underweight and hadn’t bathed for months.
  — ABC News, 2 July 2026