How to Use stocky in a Sentence
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The shark has a rounded snout, small eyes and a stocky build.
—Jennifer Earl, Fox News, 20 Apr. 2018
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The stocky setup man who seems to pull the ball from his ear.
—Kevin Acee, sandiegouniontribune.com, 18 Apr. 2018
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The Taser has a stocky body to it compared to the Glock handgun.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN, 16 Dec. 2021
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The overall shape of the largemouth is short, stocky, and broad.
—Popular Science, 1 June 2020
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Tarkhil was 60 years old, with a stocky build and short grey hair.
—Dan Xin Huang, The New Republic, 29 Apr. 2020
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The leaves should be deep green, and the stem should be stocky and support the plant strongly.
—Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 10 Mar. 2018
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Turnspits were short and stocky, with the head of a pit bull and the body of a basset hound.
—Andrew Amelinckx, Smithsonian, 19 Sep. 2017
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The suspect is described as 20 to 30 years of age and bald, with a stocky build.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2022
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Neanderthals were stocky and strong, with a brain about the size of our own.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 6 May 2010
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The suspect is described as a black male in his 30s, 5-foot-8, with a stocky build.
—D. Kwas, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2018
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The gunman was described as about 5-foot-7 with a stocky build.
—Emily Lane, NOLA.com, 6 Oct. 2017
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His clients describe him as about 40 years old, short and stocky.
—Alex Perry, Newsweek, 10 June 2015
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Barrera is a stocky ex-Marine who’d grown up in the L.A. area.
—Sam Quinones, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2021
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Atkins is described as a white man with a stocky build with short gray hair.
—Fox News, 5 Aug. 2019
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The suspect was described as white male in his 30s, about 5'7, with a stocky build.
—Rebecca Lurye, courant.com, 25 Apr. 2017
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Look for tomato plants that have dark green leaves and are short and stocky with strong stems.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2022
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Haase looks like a catcher, short and stocky with a big beard and power.
—Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, 6 July 2020
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Both shared the stocky build common to those who’ve spent time behind bars.
—Joe Sexton, ProPublica, 3 Nov. 2019
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The suspect is described as a stocky white man, in his 30s to 40s, with short dark hair and a goatee.
—Kieran Nicholson, The Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2020
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The driver was a Black man who is about 25 to 30 years old, bald with no facial hair and has a stocky build.
—Tom Steele, Dallas News, 29 June 2020
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Aaron was thick, stocky and not able to fully control his body.
—Tyler Tachman, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Sep. 2022
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The leather boots rose about halfway up Tarra’s stocky legs.
—Longreads, 8 Mar. 2023
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The suspect was described as a stocky man with a deep voice between 35 and 40 years old.
—Zachary Hansen, ajc, 9 June 2018
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The man was described as Indian, in his mid-20s, and stocky.
—Julie Shaw, Philly.com, 3 Nov. 2017
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The other was described as Black, about 5-6 with a stocky build and wearing a black shirt and white pants.
—Kelli Smith, Dallas News, 8 May 2021
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Rivers, 55, is tall and stocky, greying hair pulled into a long braid.
—Serena Lin, AZCentral.com, 6 Aug. 2023
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Their brow ridges, large prominent noses, and stocky body plans.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 29 Sep. 2012
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The suspect was described as a white man with brown or black hair, stocky build and wearing a blue shirt and blue jeans.
—Brian Lisik/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 17 July 2017
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Baha, stocky with a quick smile, once dreamed of becoming a lawyer.
—Hanah Salah, latimes.com, 8 June 2018
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Addax are antelopes that are stocky, short and have slender legs, states the Smithsonian.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
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