wispy

Example Sentences

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I thought Alex was pretty cute in his light maroon jacket — the kind that’s perfect for those May gray evenings — and one that highlighted his wispy blond hair.

From Los Angeles Times

With his wispy goatee beard and baby-faced features, he looks even younger than he is.

From BBC

And the clattering syncopated loop that repeats through “Oblivion” is there mostly as a contrast to the wispy and diaphanous vocals, which are so thin and leavened with reverb that they threaten to float away.

From The Wall Street Journal

The scenes follow her attempts to shake off her dependency on Xavier, gliding in an elegant but wispy and uncentered way between memories, philosophical maunderings and embellishments of imagined interactions.

From The Wall Street Journal

Air’s intense focus gave these wispy songs a strong backbone too.

From Los Angeles Times