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spindly

[spind-lee] / ˈspɪnd li /


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And up on its sixth-story terrace you are above the rooftops of Harlem and can see, far to the south, Central Park and the cluster of spindly supertalls beyond.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

Over a picnic table in a field, this kind-eyed, spindly musician, visibly dealing with Parkinson’s, is informed that Sammy is the son he never knew he had.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

It’s a verdant thicket of spindly branches that towers over a straw-hatted man in the shadow below, no doubt seeking respite from the heat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

She slept more and more, but anytime I changed rooms she would slowly rouse herself and follow on unsteady, spindly legs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2025

One had tried to climb the fence and got its spindly legs caught between the slats.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs




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