slender

Example Sentences

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Not one of the galleries has a skylight, although some have one or two slender slits atop the walls that admit weak slivers of borrowed light.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

This ancient relative, like the newly identified species, had long, slender legs and lived fully on land rather than in water.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

Directly in the center, a slender vertical window — part of the gallery’s architecture — illuminates the otherwise darkened room with a pillar of natural light, further contributing to the ethereal nature of the piece.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026

At exercise time, a crowd gathered in the prison yard -- young and old, slender and paunchy, all with shaved heads.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

They grew and grew, twisting and turning toward me, and too late I realized they were slender branches, thin itchy switches with barbed hooks.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia