Pounds example sentences

"Pounds" Example Sentences

1. She couldn't believe she had lost 5 pounds just by cutting out sugar.
2. We need to buy 10 pounds of potatoes for the stew.
3. I can lift a maximum of 200 pounds.
4. He caught a fish that weighed 7 pounds.
5. The newborn baby was just shy of 8 pounds.
6. The package weighed 20 pounds and required extra postage.
7. It took her months of hard work to lose 50 pounds.
8. The shipping cost for the package was $15 for up to 5 pounds.
9. The farmer harvested 100 pounds of tomatoes from his garden.
10. She spent $30 on a 5-pound bag of coffee.
11. The Olympic barbell weighs 45 pounds.
12. The baby elephant weighed over 200 pounds at birth.
13. She was proud to have deadlifted 300 pounds at the gym.
14. The turkey we bought for Thanksgiving weighed 12 pounds.
15. We need 3 pounds of ground beef for the meatballs.
16. The suitcase was so heavy, it felt like it weighed 50 pounds.
17. She couldn't believe she had gained 10 pounds on vacation.
18. The box of books weighed 30 pounds, making it difficult to carry.
19. The weight limit for the luggage was 50 pounds per bag.
20. The pumpkin she picked from the patch weighed 15 pounds.
21. The wrestler weighed in at 250 pounds before the match.
22. She bought a 20-pound weight to add to her home gym.
23. The dumbbell was too heavy for her to lift, weighing in at 40 pounds.
24. The diet plan allowed her to lose 2 pounds per week.
25. He was disqualified from the weigh-in for being 2 pounds over the limit.
26. The coach asked the football team to gain 5 pounds each during the off-season.
27. The Victoria sponge cake recipe called for 2 pounds of butter.
28. The athlete bench pressed 200 pounds during training.
29. The farmer sold 100 pounds of fresh strawberries at the local farmers market.
30. She needed to gain 2 pounds in order to meet the minimum weight requirement for the boxing match.

Common Phrases

1. I bought five pounds of meat at the grocery store;
2. I lost ten pounds after going on a strict diet;
3. The dumbbell weighs twenty pounds;
4. The package weighed eight pounds;
5. The baby weighed six pounds at birth.