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gangly

[gang-glee] / ˈgæŋ gli /


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Tore Andre Flo was a menace for Premier League defenders not merely because of his tall, gangly frame but for the silky touches the Norwegian often showed with his giant boots.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Instead, he reverted to being the gangly 24-year-old from the Italian Alps hoping to avoid a sunburn.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

And in 2018, another "creepypasta" about gangly, besuited monster "Slender Man" was turned into a feature film that raked in $50 million worldwide.

From Barron's ● May 28, 2026

As a gangly freshman, Davidson stuffed the stat sheet with 22 points, eight rebounds, four steals, three assists and one block per game on her way to being named Oregon’s Gatorade Player of the Year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2025

She walks past the pawpaw tree, past the rows of gangly bird of paradise, past the house of her neighbor, Ilda Limon, and down a sandy path skirting the beach.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

He had also wanted to see Rodriguez’s workout regimen in Tampa Bay and visit the pitching lab in Clearwater where Logan Gilbert had been training since he was an even skinnier and ganglier teenager.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 25, 2024

Michelangelo is ganglier in his teen articulation, with an ear-to-ear grin painted on his face.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2023

There to collect data on antelopes, she found herself drawn to the ganglier ungulates.

From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2021

You never know what homework assignment might light a creative spark — better to save even the gangliest drafts for posterity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2017

The deep seats and long arms on the sofa and chairs would accommodate the gangliest of cowboys and gentleman ranchers.

From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2013


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