Examples of thickset in a Sentence
a short, thickset bulldog
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The thickset Armand Assante was a phlegmatic Odysseus, but Greta Scacchi, as Penelope—who has so little to say in the poem—became the physical embodiment of anger, and Isabella Rossellini was a teasing Athena.
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David Denby,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
The passenger door opened and a thickset man with a short beard and mustache got out.
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Jamie Quatro,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Aug. 2024
There’s a thickset dashboard dotted with prominent air vents and a thick, smooth center section that connects the door panels.
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Andrew Wendler,
Car and Driver,
8 Aug. 2023
And, with two big interior pockets, protective metal feet, and thickset handles, your luggage can accommodate everything this lifestyle entails.
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Irene Richardson,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2023
The thickset prison administrator, known as Bawar to his friends, had been keenly aware that the prison was vulnerable to assault.
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Washington Post,
5 Feb. 2022
The hotel's two restaurants, an offshoot of the Beefbar, and Biancaneve, are awash with more banquettes upholstered in colorful cozy fabrics arranged around thickset wood tables, a nod to the hotel's Alpine location.
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Rooksana Hossenally,
Forbes,
31 Jan. 2022
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David Denby,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
The passenger door opened and a thickset man with a short beard and mustache got out.
—
Jamie Quatro,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Aug. 2024
There’s a thickset dashboard dotted with prominent air vents and a thick, smooth center section that connects the door panels.
—
Andrew Wendler,
Car and Driver,
8 Aug. 2023
And, with two big interior pockets, protective metal feet, and thickset handles, your luggage can accommodate everything this lifestyle entails.
—
Irene Richardson,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2023
The thickset prison administrator, known as Bawar to his friends, had been keenly aware that the prison was vulnerable to assault.
—
Washington Post,
5 Feb. 2022
The hotel's two restaurants, an offshoot of the Beefbar, and Biancaneve, are awash with more banquettes upholstered in colorful cozy fabrics arranged around thickset wood tables, a nod to the hotel's Alpine location.
—
Rooksana Hossenally,
Forbes,
31 Jan. 2022
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“Thickset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thickset. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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thickset
adjective
thick·set
ˈthik-ˈset 
1
: closely placed or planted
2
: of short stout build : stocky
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