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

And it certainly wasn’t the mentality that father and head coach Bill Bedgood tried to instill all these years in his sprouting 6-foot-9 beanpole of a son.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2023

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

Andrew Das: Yerry Mina, Colombia’s beanpole center back, already showing how critical he will be again tonight.

From New York Times • Jul. 3, 2018

His hair was a mess of dark curls and he was still skinny as a beanpole, but his clothes fit perfectly.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova