How to Use obese in a Sentence

obese

adjective
Definition of obesenext
Synonyms for obesenext
  • There was a slight decline in kids who were overweight or obese, too, the study showed.
    — Jonel Aleccia, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2023
  • This food is perfect for dogs who are overweight or obese, and need to lose weight in a healthy way.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Oct. 2022
  • Not all people who have a high BMI are overweight or obese.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 16 Mar. 2021
  • For men, being obese at age 20 raised the risk for dementia by 2.5 times.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 30 July 2020
  • The fact is, 40 percent of the adult U.S. population is obese.
    — Kara Richardson Whitely, Outside Online, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Do the overweight in the richest countries get to jump the queue — or just the seriously obese?
    — Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2020
  • For someone who is obese or pregnant, perform the thrusts around the chest instead of the abdomen.
    — Michael Menna, Verywell Health, 5 June 2023
  • About 90% of adults with Type 2 diabetes are overweight or obese.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 5 July 2023
  • The North Korean leader, believed to be 36-years-old, is a heavy smoker and obese.
    — Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2020
  • But this ignores some basic facts, like that in the United States, more than two in five adults and about one in five children are obese.
    — Jordan Castro, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Foals born from obese mares are also predisposed to this same type of joint disease.
    — Jane Manfredi, The Conversation, 25 July 2023
  • More than 40 percent of Americans are obese, and two-thirds are overweight.
    — Jack Fencl, National Review, 5 Sep. 2023
  • What about patients who aren't obese or don't have diabetes?
    — CBS News, 7 Dec. 2022
  • The Select trial was the first large study of semaglutide in people who are obese but who do not have diabetes.
    — Laurie McGinley and David Ovalle, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Black women, meanwhile, are often healthy at BMIs in the overweight and obese ranges, Stanford said.
    — Maia Pandey, NBC News, 5 July 2023
  • People who are already obese (with a body mass index of 30 or over) and who put on extra pounds are at greater risk than those who weigh less.
    — Judith Graham, oregonlive, 19 July 2023
  • People who are obese can lose 15 to 20 percent of their weight on these appetite-suppressing drugs.
    — Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Almost 60 percent of the adult population of Tonga is thought to be obese.
    — Grace Browne, Wired, 8 Feb. 2022
  • An obese teen hatches a macabre scheme to shut bullies up in Paul A. Kaufman's high-school morality tale.
    — John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2020
  • People with a body mass index or BMI of 30 or higher are considered obese.
    — Jonel Aleccia, Fortune Well, 7 Nov. 2023
  • About 78% of people with type 2 diabetes are overweight or obese.
    — Lauryn Higgins, Health, 16 Apr. 2024
  • About 78% of people with type 2 diabetes are overweight or obese.
    — Maggie O'Neill, Health, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The study included 42 men and 63 women who, based on their body mass indexes, were not overweight or obese.
    — Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The less good news is that 42 percent of the adult U.S. population is obese, based on body mass index criteria.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Adults who have a body mass index (BMI) – a calculation based on one’s height and weight – over 30 are considered obese.
    — Rachel Fadem, CNN, 7 July 2022
  • Research published last year showed 29% of adults in England were classified as obese.
    — Alex Morales, Bloomberg.com, 8 May 2020
  • Then again, as Gupta noted, the president is 74 years old, clinically obese and just climbed a flight of stairs.
    — David Bauder, Star Tribune, 8 Oct. 2020
  • The traditional version of the Depo Provera shot can also be used for obese women.
    — Dawn Stacey, Phd, Lmhc, Verywell Health, 1 Apr. 2023
  • The foursome go into town and witness an obese man getting carjacked at gunpoint.
    — Frederic J. Frommer, Washington Post, 12 May 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

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