lithe

Example Sentences

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The lithe physique of the rubber man of tennis enabled him to chase down seemingly lost causes and he combined a brutally efficient game with a rock-solid defence.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

With the lithe, athletic body of the ballerina, she was nothing like her fellow models.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

If there’s one person who knows how to let a particularly awful year glide off her lithe, pilates-perfect back, it’s Gwyneth Paltrow.

From Salon • Dec. 22, 2025

The title track is both complex and hummable, and it features contrasting solos from Mr. Rogers, who is pointed and gruff, and Mr. Finlayson, who is lithe and bright.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

Pantalaimon was now an animal whose name he couldn’t quite find: like a large and powerful ferret, red-gold in color, lithe and sinuous and full of grace.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman