scrawny

Example Sentences

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He’s taller than I am, and he’s not as scrawny as he used to be.

From Literature

That might explain Truth Social’s relatively scrawny user base.

From Los Angeles Times

“Oh, now, there, there, little lamb, drink some more. You’ve banged yourself up quite a bit. There’s no padding on those scrawny bones of yours. Can be quite useful, you know.”

From Literature

I looked down at Rae Ellen’s dirty feet, her yellow braids as straight as two pencils, her scrawny self drowning in a huge pair of overalls.

From Literature

I saw a few scrawny boys leaning out the open upstairs windows, hooting and whistling at the fallen pickpocket on the street below.

From Literature