barrel-chested love

Definitions

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  • adjective Having a barrel chest

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Examples

  • They rarely sing in English, barrel-chested Lindemann taking full advantage of his native tongue's guttural power to deliver his lyrics like a man bringing up his dinner.

    Evening Standard - Home David Smyth 2012

  • The barrel-chested American's preference is to strike and, blessed with heavy hands and explosive movement, it's something he does well.

    Elliot Worsell: In Defense of Takedown Defense Elliot Worsell 2011

  • Known as “Big Mike,” Frato was a barrel-chested, three-hundred-pound soft-spoken man with an engaging personality.

    Kill the Irishman Rick Porrello 2011

  • The first time Hannah came, she arrived in the company of a big, barrel-chested guy.

    A Light at Winter’s End Julia London 2011

  • But the first two acts belong mainly to those two, and at least here they are beautifully sung: Lativan tenor Aleksandrs Antonenko has a big, barrel-chested voice well-suited to the tempestuous Otello, and Italian baritone Lucio Gallo cuts a fine figure as Iago, almost debonair enough to belie his nasty nature, even as he delivers his evil "Credo" alone in front of the curtain.

    Fleming's Moving Desdemona Heats Up the Stage in Paris Judy Fayard 2011

  • The barrel-chested American's preference is to strike and, blessed with heavy hands and explosive movement, it's something he does well.

    Elliot Worsell: In Defense of Takedown Defense Elliot Worsell 2011

  • He got a good look at the man behind Monique—he was bald and barrel-chested and wore a black eye patch.

    The Omega Theory Mark Alpert 2011

  • The barrel-chested pastor barely needed the microphone to transmit his deep baritone.

    Burial for a King Rebecca Burns 2011

  • The Fox News Channel thought it had found an asset when it hired the gruff, barrel-chested former military man as a consultant to help in its coverage of the fighting in Afghanistan.

    Heroes or Villains? 2010

  • Known as “Big Mike,” Frato was a barrel-chested, three-hundred-pound soft-spoken man with an engaging personality.

    Kill the Irishman Rick Porrello 2011

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