lanky
Example Sentences
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Bryce is tall and lanky with the ability to score in many different ways.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
Britt is lanky and friendly and given to saying things in conversation like “God works in mysterious ways” without a trace of irony.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
Flament grew up in Belgium, but, finding no way into the French club system, moved to Loughborough University for its rugby programme, arriving as a lanky fly-half and initially playing for the university's fifth team.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026
But he had to work hard to tame the lanky 24-year-old, who showed his potential with a maiden ATP title last year.
From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026
Like most Martials, he's tall and muscled, but lanky, without the brawn I'd expect of a blacksmith.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
Vocabulary lists containing lanky
15 Synonyms for "Thin": An Eileen Ford (1922-2014) Tribute List
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