Example Sentences

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But she piled on the pounds as a child, and was dieting without success before she even reached high school.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2015

When Farouk was dieting, trying to lose weight, he had 600 oysters a week flown in from Copenhagen.

From Time Magazine Archive

The food set before her would not have been prescribed for a tender young creature who was dieting.

From The Slim Princess by Ade, George