well-nourished
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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It was encapsulated by the famous New York Times picture of the “starving” boy who turned out to be seriously ill and to have a brother living in the same conditions who was remarkably well-nourished.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025
In earlier studies, Imhof and his team had discovered that well-nourished fruit flies live longer if their chameau levels are lowered through mutations.
From Science Daily • Sep. 20, 2023
Val Thomas-Matson, founder of Look, Listen and Learn TV and executive producer of LL+L, points to a wealth of research that confirms how being well-nourished supports our learning, attention and memory.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2023
“I feel very well-nourished and fed. And I still feel like there still could be another story.”
From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2020
They interacted on camera with well-nourished toddlers, toured a fitness center, inspected supermarkets.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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