potbelly
noun
a distended or protuberant belly.
potbellies
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pluralof potbelly.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In Palomar, there are heroes with potbellies and wrinkles and pockmarked faces.
From New York Times ● Nov. 19, 2022
He stared out at a room full of gray hair, bald spots, potbellies, crow’s feet, laugh lines, liver spots, spider veins.
From The Guardian ● May 1, 2019
Suits idealize and triangulate the male torso, smoothing spare tires and hiding potbellies; dresses nip and tuck and create curves where there were none.
From New York Times ● Jan. 6, 2016
Many top officers, notably Bundeswehr Inspector General Friedrich Foertsch, also sport unmartial potbellies.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nichols, sheriff of Dallas County, Ala.: "Most of the oldtimers with the potbellies and pilots' glasses have either retired or been defeated."
From Time Magazine Archive
