How to Use fat-shame in a Sentence

fat-shame

verb
  • Totally fat-shamed me in front of the rest of the people in the room.
    — Lori A Bashian Fox News, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
  • But then one of the girls was accused of fat-shaming a friend on Snapchat.
    — Farah Miller, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Instead she's revealed to be someone who falls apart over cakes and fat-shames her kid.
    — Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Concerns around Daddy Pig being constantly fat-shamed have also swirled over the years.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune Europe, 1 June 2024
  • In December, a judge dismissed fat-shaming allegations from the lawsuit.
    — Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026
  • Others dread a confrontation with that relative who always comments on your child’s weight or engages in other fat-shaming behaviors.
    — Dr. Ellen S. Rome, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2025
  • Head coach Brianne Barker-Groth was accused of fat-shaming players and verbally abusing them about their performance on the court.
    — Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 12 Apr. 2023
  • What's not getting better, however, is Jack — and Tim is still understandably pissed about his fat-shaming comments and concerned about Tristan.
    — Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 6 Mar. 2024
  • The judge overseeing the case did agree to dismiss some, but not all, of the claims, including those related to Davis’ allegation that Lizzo fat-shamed her and fired her because of her weight gain.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Conservatives latched onto him as a potential country music savior; liberals disdained him as a fat-shaming libertarian.
    — Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Baldoni has alleged that things got heated, and that Reynolds accused him of fat-shaming his wife (Lively had her fourth child, a son, in early 2023, just before the shoot began).
    — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Earlier this year, a Los Angeles judge rejected the singer's request to dismiss the lawsuit against her, though some allegations were dropped, including one dancer's claims of being fat-shamed.
    — Shania Russell, EW.com, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Neither of them pays much attention to their daughter, Jamison (Ava Marie Telek), other than Lili fat-shaming the girl for grazing through the lemon squares at a pool party.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Additionally, Davis describes being fat-shamed by Lizzo and choreographer Tanisha Scott.
    — Vulture, 1 Aug. 2023
  • In February, a Los Angeles judge rejected Lizzo's request to drop the case, though some of the allegations were dismissed, including one dancer's claims of being fat-shamed.
    — Shania Russell, EW.com, 26 May 2024
  • Representatives for West Coast Employment Lawyers, the attorneys representing the plaintiffs, shared a statement with Allure regarding the choice to drop the fat-shaming claims in their suit.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Reed faced deserved backlash for cruel personal attacks, including fat-shaming comments about actress Melissa McCarthy, reflecting his intolerance for unconventional or avant-garde work.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026

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