svelte

Example Sentences

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Although they appear svelte in the summer, they pack on the pounds for winter, when their fur also becomes thicker.

From New York Times

It appears to be yet another place where the XPS’s svelte dimensions are putting a hard ceiling on its performance.

From The Verge

That display is smaller than the 6.2-inch and 7-inch panels of the regular Switch and Switch OLED, but the overall compact package makes it a more svelte and streamlined experience.

From The Verge

I love ice cream, too, but you can't exactly watch a svelte man named Luca form the perfect cone of nocciotella inside a building older than the United States of America.

From Salon

Their proportions showed a remarkable amount of individual variation, and some researchers argued that they fell into two groups: the bulky “robust” form, and the relatively svelte “graciles.”

From New York Times