lank
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
His clean-cropped hair has grown out lank and shaggy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025
He has lank hair to his shoulders and owlish glasses; he looks like he might start shaving in a year or two.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 20, 2022
Her hair is lank, unwashed, and she hides herself in oversized clothes.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2022
“He looks convincingly ancient, with lank white hair and stubbly beard, and he performs with the creaky, painful movements of a weary, stiff-jointed old man.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 15, 2022
Ampleforth, too large to sit in comfort on the narrow bench, fidgeted from side to side, clasping his lank hands first round one knee, then round the other.
From "1984" by George Orwell
There’s one scene in which she backcombs it in a garage forecourt before reappearing, her hair lanker than ever.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 20, 2015
The tutor's shadow, longer, lanker, and more grotesque than himself, mopped and mowed upon the wall beside him.
From The Brownies and Other Tales by Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing
"My land! he's lanker 'n a bean-pole," exclaimed Mrs. Eichorn, in disgust.
From Lovey Mary by Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice
One or two I knew who insisted on sticking to "principles," and they grew leaner and lanker day by day.
From Zone Policeman 88; a close range study of the Panama canal and its workers by Harry Alverson Franck
These birds are the size of a turkey-cock; but they are lanker and more angular in form.
From Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests by Thomasina Ross
Male Bonding are not the first non-US band to be on Sub Pop, but it still feels like a gesture, even an assertion of sorts, albeit a drawled one muffled by the lankest of fringes.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 28, 2010
The second man of the trio was the lankest and leanest person in the whole forest, and was called Slim Schlurker.
From Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace by Wilhelm Hauff
He was the puniest, lankest, and leanest of any we had seen on the hacienda, and his single garment was the dirtiest.
From Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. by John L. Stephens
West Virginia hogs are the longest, lankest, boniest animals in creation.
From The Citizen-Soldier or, Memoirs of a Volunteer by John Beatty
Vocabulary lists containing lank
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Looking to grow your vocabulary? Check out this interactive, curated word list from our team of English language specialists at Vocabulary.com – one of over 17,000 lists we've built to help learners worldwide!
Let's Go Caroling, List 1
Interested in learning more words like this one? Our team at Vocabulary.com has got you covered! You can review flashcards, quiz yourself, practice spelling, and more – and it's all completely free to use!
Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
Want to remember this word for good? Start your learning journey today with our library of interactive, themed word lists built by the experts at Vocabulary.com – we'll help you make the most of your study time!
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a word