slender

Example Sentences

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This ancient relative, like the newly identified species, had long, slender legs and lived fully on land rather than in water.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

San Antonio took a slender lead into half-time.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

“It’s not just work on the sport, not just to teach me the jumps,” said Carrillo, whose slender 5-foot-7 build and wide smile belie a fierce competitiveness that sometimes has been his worst enemy.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026

A tall, slender Riesling magnum is the giraffe of the wine world: striking and exotic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

They grew and grew, twisting and turning toward me, and too late I realized they were slender branches, thin itchy switches with barbed hooks.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia