Examples of obese in a Sentence
providing medical treatment for obese patients
the basset hound was so obese that its stomach touched the floor
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Between 2020 and 2023, roughly 17% of obese youth and almost 27% of obese adults with type 1 diabetes were prescribed GLP-1s, according to the new study.
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Julia Ries, Health, 9 Apr. 2025
For those who are overweight or obese, medications known as glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists, or GLP-1s, have become very popular as weight loss treatments.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
This is comparable in effect to regularly smoking and excessive drinking, being obese and physically inactive.
—João Medeiros, WIRED, 7 Mar. 2025
But one of the most dramatic increase is expected in sub-Saharan Africa, where the number of overweight or obese people is projected to grow by more than 250% to 522 million.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 4 Mar. 2025
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Julia Ries, Health, 9 Apr. 2025
For those who are overweight or obese, medications known as glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists, or GLP-1s, have become very popular as weight loss treatments.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
This is comparable in effect to regularly smoking and excessive drinking, being obese and physically inactive.
—João Medeiros, WIRED, 7 Mar. 2025
But one of the most dramatic increase is expected in sub-Saharan Africa, where the number of overweight or obese people is projected to grow by more than 250% to 522 million.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 4 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for obese
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“Obese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obese. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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