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

The characters at the starting line had expensive shoes and svelte garments.

From Seattle Times

Most of my friends and family have all purchased svelte Apple Watches.

From The Verge

Now paleontologists have uncovered one of the earliest members of this storied lineage of lumbering giants: a svelte, much smaller omnivore that once darted across the floodplains of prehistoric Zimbabwe.

From Scientific American

At the start, members of the corps de ballet, en pointe, lowered into deep pliés and crossed the stage like svelte insects.

From New York Times