slender

Example Sentences

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Normally, bacteria move using flagella, slender, whip-like structures that spin to push the cells forward.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 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

But Memphis edged the second quarter 25-23 and then poured in 36 points in the third quarter to take a slender 82-81 lead into the final frame.

From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026

"I looked at my flat, slender belly in the mirror like a dear friend upon whom I was about to close a coffin lid," she later recalled.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

Moody, gliding to a stop across the street, saw a slender girl in a long, crinkly skirt and a loose T-shirt with a message he couldn’t quite read.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng