How to Use underweight in a Sentence

underweight

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• The dog was too weak to lift his head, unable to walk, and close to 50 pounds underweight.
  — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 14 Apr. 2022
• Two of the dogs were dead and of the 43 other animals, many of them were scared and underweight.
  — Chanel Stitt, Detroit Free Press, 1 Sep. 2020
• The fragile colt was weak and underweight, deaf, couldn’t walk on his deformed hooves and was about the size of a housecat.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2022
• The two surviving cows were found to each be about 100 pounds underweight, the report said.
  — Dom Calicchio, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2021
• The undersized, underweight freshman caught the eye of then-coach Jim Gosz.
  — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2022
• The girl's mother said her daughter is underweight for her age.
  — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2024
• Freya arrived at the vet frightened, underweight, flea-ridden, and lucky to be alive.
  — People Staff, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2022
• Most of the children ranging in age at the time of their rescue from 2 to 29 were severely underweight and hadn't bathed for months.
  — Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 10 Nov. 2021
• Surprising Fact The number of adults who were underweight dropped by more than 50% in the same timeframe.
  — Arianna Johnson, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
• The children ages 2 to 29 were mostly pale and severely underweight, they hadn't bathed for months and the house reeked of human waste.
  — Brian Melley, Fox News, 22 June 2018
• On Tuesday, Huss' mother, Sharon, rushed to pick up the feline, who was underweight and missing a tooth.
  — Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 2 Feb. 2024
• The animal, a male, is underweight but otherwise healthy, the zoo said.
  — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 1 June 2022
• She is being fed 15 times a day and now weighs around 65 pounds, but Nantarika says Mariam is still a bit underweight.
  — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 3 July 2019
• The pup was also severely underweight and covered with ticks and fleas.
  — Michelle Gant, Fox News, 23 Apr. 2018
• While being underweight can have a huge impact on anxiety, that was only the tip of the iceberg.
  — Bridget Malcolm, Teen Vogue, 14 Apr. 2018
• As the adoption dragged on, Boyle said Ngoty was severely underweight, with fever, mouth sores and a fungal rash on her scalp.
  — Maria Sacchetti, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2018
• Babies born to abused mothers are more likely to be underweight.
  — The Economist, 13 Mar. 2021
• Despite his size, the 150-pound dog is likely underweight and gulps down water that Miller gave him in a cooking pot, his new owner shared.
  — Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2024
• The girls were found to be underweight when they were taken into the Department of Child Safety's custody.
  — Gloria Rebecca Gomez, The Arizona Republic, 20 July 2022
• The study said people considered underweight might be at a higher risk for fractures and bone loss.
  — Amanda MacMillan, Health, 9 Mar. 2023
• More: The animals were unhealthy, many of them matted and underweight.
  — Deasia Paige, Detroit Free Press, 22 June 2018
• Some of them are expensive coffee-table books that weigh about 6 pounds—that’s the weight of a slightly underweight newborn.
  — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2019
• Meyer said the majority of the dogs are underweight and some have other health issues.
  — Jordan Laird, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2020
• All were underweight, and Gudami bore shrapnel scars on his head.
  — New York Times, 27 July 2019
• Low testosterone is linked to being overweight or obese, as well as being underweight.
  — Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 12 Feb. 2023
• Horses are rated on a body scale of one to 10, Kinder said, with one being extremely underweight and 10 being obese.
  — Jessica Schmidt, Cincinnati.com, 30 Jan. 2020
• An underweight dog, meanwhile, was found with a skin disease that left half of her hairless, officials said.
  — Fox News, 14 Oct. 2019
• The woman, who has not been publicly identified, was described as weak and underweight.
  — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 5 May 2021
• Several dogs inside the house were underweight, and some had noticeable hair loss, the report added.
  — Arkansas Online, 24 Dec. 2019
• The teens are less likely to get early prenatal care and are at higher risk of giving birth to underweight babies.
  — Allie Morris, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Apr. 2018

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024