OVERWEIGHT in a Sentence

Learn OVERWEIGHT from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

Example sentences for OVERWEIGHT, such as:

1. I'm a bit overweight.
2. If your luggage is overweight, you'll have to pay extra.
3. The overweight gentleman was referred to as portly by the polite salesclerk.

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 Meanings and Examples of OVERWEIGHT
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overweight
 n.  the property of excessive fatness
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Example Sentence:
1  Because he was highly overweight and looked ungainly, John Candy often was cast as a slow-witted lummox.
2  The pediatrician is going to follow your child's development over a period of months and years and can alert you if there are signs of being overweight.
3  The overweight gentleman was referred to as portly by the polite salesclerk.
4  I'm a bit overweight.
5  If your luggage is overweight, you'll have to pay extra.