How to Use overweight in a Sentence

overweight

1 of 2 noun

• That night in the ring, Ali was sluggish and, at 224 pounds, a little overweight.
  — Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2021
• Being overweight at any age raises the chances of the most common form, Type 2.
  — Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2018
• Do the overweight in the richest countries get to jump the queue — or just the seriously obese?
  — Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2020
• The neighborhood was full of men who looked like him—late middle age, overweight, five and a half feet tall.
  — Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2021
• In 2016, Sandoval had showed up to spring training overweight and lost the starting job at third base to Travis Shaw.
  — Khalin Kapoor, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2022
• Over 70% of adults in the US are facing issues related to overweight or obese.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 6 Mar. 2023
• Sick of being overweight from sitting at a desk or in traffic jams.
  — Linda Roberston, Sun-Sentinel.com, 9 Apr. 2018
• She maybe smart, and an activist but for fat and overweight shouldn’t be glorified !
  — Elizabeth Zwirz, Fox News, 1 July 2018
• On top of that, he was bullied for being overweight and for being one of the few Indian kids in his school.
  — Marisa Meltzer, WSJ, 15 Sep. 2021
• But concerns existed: slow feet, can’t jump, out of shape and overweight.
  — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 13 June 2023
• In this case, Lightweight champion Charles Oliveira came in one half pound overweight.
  — Xl Media, cleveland, 7 May 2022
• The new guidelines recommend they be used for all children over the age of 2 with overweight and obesity.
  — Dr. Nicole McLean, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2023
• Min said, adding that about 50% of the riders have described themselves as being overweight based on their body mass index.
  — Rick Barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2018
• Even though people of any age and any health status can get very sick and die from Covid-19, three of the things that make the disease most deadly are being male, old, and overweight.
  — Adam Rogers, Wired, 2 Oct. 2020
• In their case, BMI can misclassify them as overweight or obese.
  — Suzie Glassman, Health.com, 31 Jan. 2022
• They've been shown to promote weight loss in people with overweight and obesity.
  — K. Aleisha Fetters, Health, 14 Mar. 2023
• The odds of being overweight were 4.6 times higher for a child who watched five or more hours of television a day than for a child who watched fewer than two hours a day.
  — Amber Randall, sun-sentinel.com, 16 Oct. 2020
• The study is open to people between the ages of 30 and 85 with body mass index (BMI) readings in the overweight or obesity categories.
  — Christopher Snowbeck, Star Tribune, 2 Mar. 2021
• The more overweight the government, the more corrupt the country, according to a new study of 15 post-Soviet states.
  — The Economist, 30 July 2020
• One-third of obese people gained weight during April compared to 20% of people who were normal weight or overweight.
  — Emily Woodruff, NOLA.com, 28 Oct. 2020
• Growing up overweight and picked on, there was no sport that welcomed all body types without question.
  — Nicole Blackwood, chicagotribune.com, 18 July 2019
• Being overweight can change the acid levels in urine and, consequently, increase your risk of stones.
  — Marcos Del Rosario-Santiago, baltimoresun.com, 11 July 2019
• Being older and overweight or obese puts you at greater risk for breast cancer, as does liver disease.
  — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2021
• Stuart ended up with an overweight truck the same way most other Tacoma owners do.
  — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 25 Feb. 2021
• Surprisingly, the risk of being overweight was even greater than that linked to obesity.
  — Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2020
• Another study of adults with overweight found that those who took a cumin supplement three times a day lost 2.2 pounds more than those in the placebo group after eight weeks.
  — Women's Health, 28 Mar. 2023
• Overnight a global investment bank made China an overweight in the Asia Pac country model for the first time since last summer.
  — Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2021
• The overweight, snaggletoothed Sarge was based on a sergeant Mr. Walker once encountered.
  — Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2018
• In one study, 30 overweight or obese women consumed a breakfast of either eggs or white flour bagels with both meals containing the same amount of calories.
  — Matthew Kadey Rd, Outside Online, 7 May 2021
• The researchers analyzed the data, taking a close look at the prevalence of overweight and obesity among children, 2 to 19.
  — Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 13 Mar. 2018

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overweight

2 of 2 adjective

• He looked to be at least 20 pounds overweight.
• There was a slight decline in kids who were overweight or obese, too, the study showed.
  — Jonel Aleccia, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2023
• The new oversized and overweight bag fees will begin on April 17.
  — Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2024
• The study involved 16 people with a body mass index in the overweight or obese range.
  — Martin Finucane, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Oct. 2022
• The first of the two new studies involved 16 people who were overweight or obese.
  — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 5 Oct. 2022
• This sends a signal of fullness to the brain and has helped overweight patients lose 15 to 20 percent of their body weight.
  — Daniel Gilbert, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2023
• But in a market where techs are so overweight problems can arise.
  — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 25 Oct. 2023
• In both countries, roughly two-thirds of adults are overweight or obese.
  — Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2022
• And a third of those who were identified as overweight by their BMI had normal amounts of body fat.
  — Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 14 Dec. 2023
• That’s close to the percentage of the population that is overweight.
  — cleveland, 23 Dec. 2022
• The center was overweight in his early years and considered a project.
  — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023
• Two-thirds of UK adults are overweight, a key risk factor for diabetes.
  — WIRED, 27 June 2023
• More than 40 percent of Americans are obese, and two-thirds are overweight.
  — Jack Fencl, National Review, 5 Sep. 2023
• It can also be used as an off-label drug for people who are overweight or obese.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 25 Sep. 2023
• The percentage of babies born with low birth weights, the percentage of children and teens who were overweight and obese, and the child and teen death rate increased.
  — Mike Cason | [e-mail], al, 8 Aug. 2022
• The rating review from Benzinga was similar, 12 rate it as a buy, 2 as overweight, 4 as a hold and one rates it as a sell.
  — Tom Aspray, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2023
• About 78% of people with type 2 diabetes are overweight or obese.
  — Maggie O'Neill, Health, 22 Dec. 2023
• Friend say in high school, Kohberger was overweight and was bullied.
  — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2023
• Spurred by the use of celebrities like Elon Musk, demand for Wegovy—which helps overweight patients lose about 15% of their body weight—is surging.
  — Byerin Prater, Fortune Well, 7 Mar. 2023
• Men that are overweight or obese tend to have lower testosterone levels than their peers of a healthier weight.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022
• Beauty in a new body Dana Demeter was 5 years old when a doctor told her mother that Demeter was overweight.
  — Audrey Richardson and Aurora Sousanis, Detroit Free Press, 17 Mar. 2024
• Over the years, a variety of sobriquets have been used to describe overweight ballplayers.
  — Bill Swank, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2023
• Fast-forward to my teenage years, I was bullied in school for being severely overweight.
  — ELLE, 9 Mar. 2023
• Or a patient who is more than 100 pounds overweight and has pre-diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol?
  — Jody Dushay, STAT, 15 Sep. 2023
• Plus, two-thirds of American adults are overweight or obese, which puts them at greater risk for many chronic diseases such as heart disease and stroke.
  — Andy Kessler, WSJ, 26 Nov. 2023
• This is very important for men who are overweight or don’t eat many dark leafy greens, as indol-3-carbinol can be found primarily in them.
  — Mark Anderson, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022
• He was bullied at school for being overweight, had no friends, stayed isolated in his room and turned to alcohol.
  — Abraham Nudelstejer, Dallas News, 5 May 2023
• One of the risk factors is overweight or obesity, which affects about 70% of the U.S. population.
  — Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 11 Nov. 2023
• And the microbiome may play a role in weight management as the bacteria in overweight folks differ from those who are normal weight.
  — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 18 Jan. 2024
• And tens of millions of Americans are still overweight or obese in large part because of the classic Western diet and lifestyle.
  — The Conversation, oregonlive, 22 Aug. 2022

Last Updated: 3 May 2024