Example Sentences

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I look at some of the physiques that step up on stage.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

"I am genuinely worried for the young lads growing up and seeing these unrealistic physiques on Instagram," Whaite said in the tearful video.

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025

Only their toned physiques and rapper Joohoney’s punchy yellow hair give any signal of their pop star status.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025

Women also tend to feel cold differently because of our typically smaller, less muscular physiques, though that vulnerability applies to all genders.

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2023

If fine bodies and impressive physiques were essential to being a leader I saw that few among us would have qualified.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela