gangly
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Gangly and awkward, Bohm was not drafted out of high school or offered a scholarship by Nebraska, his school of choice.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
‘THE OUTLAWS’ Prime Video Gangly, gawky Stephen Merchant puts his physicality and hangdog persona to fine use in this British crime comedy.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2024
Gangly, with curly blond hair, he looked and talked as if he arrived straight from central casting.
From New York Times • Jun. 28, 2012
Gangly and goofy at Bloomfield Tech, Butler was lightly recruited and needed to add weight when he arrived at West Virginia.
From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2010
Gangly, bespectacled, hair black as an oil slick and always perfectly combed forward, Tucker was a busboy, waiter, and cashier here at Finnegan’s, not to mention the smartest person I’d ever met.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
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