wispy
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A few weeks later, a wispy tendril starts out, climbing up the wooden support.
From Salon • May 9, 2026
Liu was older, 7 inches taller, with bleached hair and piercings, practically unrecognizable from the wispy child she’d been at U.S. nationals in 2019.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
"You can't sculpt and cast something that is..." he paused, trying to find the right word, "wispy."
From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026
With his wispy goatee beard and baby-faced features, he looks even younger than he is.
From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025
The ceiling of the Great Hall was serenely blue and streaked with frail, wispy clouds, just like the squares of sky visible through the high mullioned windows.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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