How to Use bodied in a Sentence

bodied

adjective
  • The wines are full-bodied but not at all overripe or forced, to use Thera’s term.
    The New York Times News Service Syndicate, The Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2020
  • Most states have done so, covering millions more able-bodied adults.
    Fortune, 30 Jan. 2020
  • Neither the climate nor the soil lend themselves to a full-bodied wine, as there’s not much heat to bring out the grapes’ sugar levels like there is in more southern climates.
    Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2020
  • Medium bodied and a little glycerol on the palate, this is a little more structured to go with food, but uncomplicated enough for a simple quaff.
    Lana Bortolot, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Able-bodied persons in good physical condition are preferred due to dense wooded terrain and the scope of the search,’’ officials said.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 27 Mar. 2020
  • The goal is to give states an incentive to control ballooning costs for able-bodied adults who gained coverage under ObamaCare.
    The Editorial Board, WSJ, 3 Feb. 2020
  • Biological men tend to have a kind of criss-cross pattern to their connective tissue, whereas most female-bodied people have vertical columns.
    Sara Chodosh, Popular Science, 30 Dec. 2019
  • Full bodied, this delivers baked apple, orange and concentrated citrus, baking spices, a bit of a warm earthy note; Honesty and earnestness over flashiness.
    Lana Bortolot, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Until the coronavirus crisis is over, the law suspends a cap that had limited benefits to just three months over a three-year period for able-bodied adults without kids under 18.
    Tracy Roof, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2020
  • The paratransit service must be comparable to what’s available to able-bodied people, operating the same hours and taking riders everywhere that subway and bus routes go.
    Claire Perlman, ProPublica, 6 Feb. 2020
  • Slight petrol notes—just a nod—on the nose of this medium-bodied wine.
    Lana Bortolot, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
  • To the fat men in suits, the balding, or gray-haired, or sleek-bodied men.
    David Rabe, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2020
  • Farrah Fawcett flicks, the full-bodied Rachel, and of course, the classic blunt bob.
    Elle Turner, Glamour, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Here's the full-bodied, rich and creamy chardonnay so many drinkers have come to love.
    Anthony Marcusa, chicagotribune.com, 21 Mar. 2021
  • The two vehicles are built on the same big-bodied platform.
    Diego Mendoza-Moyers, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Sep. 2022
  • The model relies on able bodied young people to tend to the crops.
    Simon Mainwaring, Forbes, 24 May 2021
  • Some varieties of scale form a hard shell and some are soft-bodied.
    Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2022
  • These soy blend wax melts have a full-bodied, fruity scent that customers go crazy for.
    Lauren Gray, Popular Mechanics, 26 June 2022
  • The roastiness comes out on the finish of this medium-bodied beer.
    Marc Bona, cleveland, 7 Feb. 2021
  • Able-bodied patients are allowed to eat meals in the public food court.
    Dallas News, 13 Jan. 2023
  • The goal is to create a full-bodied wine that’s fruity, has high acidity and a crisp finish.
    Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Aug. 2022
  • For the able-bodied, the meta can be a method to racking up eliminations.
    Washington Post, 4 May 2021
  • Think of the video as a string of full-bodied thank yous, or a chain letter in dance, with each performer taking up where the last left off.
    Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2022
  • This big-bodied Chevy hardtop was, in fact, cloned after the titular car on the TV show.
    Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 30 Dec. 2022
  • The palate is medium-bodied, with silky textures and bright red fruit that shows a bit darker in profile than the nose.
    Kevin Gray, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2022
  • Leading up to Beijing, Coury trained with an able-bodied team.
    Glamour, 5 Mar. 2022
  • Full-bodied yet agile and fresh with a fine tannin structure that runs the length of the wine and goes on forever.
    Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2022
  • The full-bodied red is very dark in color, with hints of black cherry and chocolate and a flowery scent.
    Orge Castellano, sun-sentinel.com, 4 Nov. 2021
  • In which case, this full-bodied La Grande Dame vintage from 2012 will no doubt impress.
    Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 24 Nov. 2022
  • Use words such as light bodied or full bodied, dry or juicy, and fruit forward or earthy.
    Jillian Mueller, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024

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