beanpole
Example Sentences
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Then there is Milton, a 6-foot, 7-inch beanpole who loves playing Pokémon and appears to take his facial hair manscaping cues from a walrus.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2023
Those traits allowed Clark to defend every player on the court, from jitterbug point guards to beanpole centers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2023
It wasn’t until the summer of 2019 that Desouza came across an open casting call looking for a Michael Cooper type: someone 6-foot or above who played basketball and was shaped like a beanpole.
From Washington Post ● May 15, 2022
I was very skinny as a child, in fact, I looked pretty much like a beanpole until I left school.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 13, 2019
Mr. Lemoncello, looking like a beanpole wearing a tailcoat and a tiny birthday-party fireman’s hat, strode into the room through a side door.
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
