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Examples of love handles in a Sentence
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With flexible boning, a hook-and-eye closure, this waist cincher is an excellent option for nipping love handles in the bud.
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Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 30 July 2024
Unlike love handles or cellulite, these are actual problems.
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Kate Cohen, Washington Post, 22 July 2024
This body toning cream delivers visible results on concerns like sagging, stretch marks and cellulite across the arms, love handles, butt and thighs.
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Maya Gandara, StyleCaster, 28 June 2024
Then came the tummy tuck and the liposuction of the love handles.
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1970, in the meaning defined above
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“Love handles.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/love%20handles. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
Medical Definition
love handles
noun plural
love han·dles
ˈləv-ˌhan-dᵊlz
: fatty bulges along the sides at the waist
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