gangly

Example Sentences

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Wilkinson, who played professionally abroad, said being “the most awkward gangly freshman ever” gave him grit and ambition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

The poinsettias we buy today are significantly different from the tall, gangly plants botanist Joel Roberts Poinsett discovered in Mexico in 1825, after he became that country’s first U.S. ambassador.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

But bassist Garry Tallent never smiled that much, and Springsteen’s onstage foil, the Big Man, Clarence Clemons, was never awkward or gangly the way he is portrayed here; the man was elegance personified.

From Salon • Oct. 28, 2025

Still, much of the band’s history has remained opaque to listeners, with gangly front man Ric Ocasek’s presence largely obscuring the contributions of his bandmates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

The back passenger door opened, and out stepped a gangly eighth grade boy.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser