How to Use saggy in a Sentence

saggy

adjective
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  • My arm shrank to a saggy old carrot left in the fridge for too long.
    — Longreads, 4 Mar. 2020
  • Has any old, saggy state politician in Utah heard of a VPN?
    — Cherie Deville, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2023
  • Turkeys have sharp claws, pointy beaks and red saggy bits on their necks.
    — Cathy Free, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2022
  • The sweatshirt is slightly cropped, and the sweatpants are slouchy, but not saggy.
    — Kristen Saladino, Seventeen, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Safe to say that readjusting saggy swimsuit bottoms is a thing of the past.
    — Jennifer Chan, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2021
  • This is in addition to the normal stretch marks, mom belly, saggy boobs, etc.
    — Melissa Dahl, The Cut, 30 May 2018
  • Another way to avoid a wedgie or saggy bottom (for those with smaller rears), check out a low-rise style.
    — Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Overall, skin appears saggy, sunken, puffy and dark when you’re sleep-deprived.
    — Joseph Deacetis, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2021
  • On the other hand, his son’s saggy pants and backward ballcap were genuine sources of clashes.
    — David Woods, Indianapolis Star, 21 June 2017
  • Sometimes, during the cleaning process, your cushions can get a bit saggy.
    — Jessica Cherner, House Beautiful, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The dense rib knit never loses its shape or gets saggy, and the neck never slides down—a winter essential.
    — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2022
  • However, a good general rule of thumb is that your dog should be able to easily feel their ribs and have a waistline that's not too saggy or droopy.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Avoid fruit with soft spots, dull or faded coloring, or wrinkled, saggy skin.
    — Debbie Arrington, sacbee, 6 Feb. 2018
  • From saggy suits to out-there outerwear, the actor can pull off some seriously brave clothes.
    — Megan Gustashaw, GQ, 10 Feb. 2018
  • After using it regularly day and night, this eye cream gets rid of dark circles, and wrinkles and even improves the look of saggy eyelids.
    — Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Six-packs, taut tummies, and saggy ones all swimming together.
    — Audrey Cleo Yap, Glamour, 21 May 2018
  • Obviously, your pillow plays a big role here, but a mattress with a ton of lumps or saggy parts can affect where your body ends up in relation to your head.
    — Nina Bahadur, SELF, 15 June 2018
  • Round, flat, tight, saggy—there's an amazing world of derriere diversity out there, and a new project aims to celebrate the beauty of female booty.
    — Julia Naftulin, Health.com, 11 Aug. 2017
  • On a recent day, trucks rumbled up a steep dirt road to the top of the garbage pile, where crows blotted out the sun and wind kicked up fumes from moldy vegetables and feces discarded in saggy plastic bags.
    — New York Times, 10 June 2018
  • These are real breasts in all their perky, saggy, asymmetrical, varied forms.
    — Rory Satran, WSJ, 10 Feb. 2022
  • Fat in your face also begins to diminish, causing loose, saggy skin and more noticeable lines.
    — Julie Ricevuto, Allure, 5 Nov. 2020
  • Gaps in the waistband, high-waters, camel toes, dragging hems, saggy crotches: there's no shortage of denim pet peeves everyone struggles to avoid.
    — Chelsea Carter, Teen Vogue, 1 Sep. 2017
  • Constantly staring down at your phone All that texting can actually be contributing to saggy neck skin and folds around the neck and jawline.
    — Good Housekeeping, 8 May 2017
  • Made from polyester and spandex, the leggings provide plenty of stretchiness while holding close to your frame to avoid any saggy material.
    — Mia Huelsbeck, Peoplemag, 30 May 2023
  • Wong said that the bear’s loose, saggy skin also serves an important function in the wild, by acting as armor from predators, protecting them from deeper bites and injuries.
    — Heather Chen, CNN, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Despite a saggy middle stymied by sappy good intentions, the picture stands as Sandler’s best effort.
    — Michael Rechtshaffen, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Macdonald met me in the hotel lobby wearing sweatpants, sneakers, and a saggy orange polo shirt.
    — Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2021
  • In the mid-2000s, several cities passed laws banning saggy pants which were disproportionately enforced against young, Black men.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2021
  • Any push or pull on your spine, even a seemingly slight one due to an excessively soft or saggy mattress, could put pressure on the ligaments and tendons that connect your spine to other bones and muscles.
    — Nina Bahadur, SELF, 15 June 2018
  • Many people also squint to read text on the screen or hold their phones or computers below their faces, making their jawlines appear more saggy or creating a double-chin effect.
    — Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 7 Feb. 2022

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