lanky
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gangling, gangly, rangy, spindling, spindly
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Melissa, who like Beto, is tall and lanky, demurs and finally smiles politely, turning a shade of pink, when asked about that comparison. — Dallas News, "Beto O'Rourke's mother has this to say about her son's White House ambitions," 28 July 2019 The taller and lankier of the two men looked battered, eyes glassy and knees wobbling as his trainer outside the ring literally threw in a towel to stop the fight. — Michael Colborne, The New Republic, "Friday Night Fights With Ukraine’s Far Right," 9 July 2019 The lanky 21-year-old right-hander displayed the stuff, topped by a 98-mph sinker, over 5 2/3 innings that has fueled his hasty rise. — Los Angeles Times, "Dodgers believe they can find answers to bullpen questions," 3 Aug. 2019 Instead, the lanky Swede made an epic overland journey by rail, bus and ferry that took more than 30 hours. — Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post, "Europe’s flight-shame movement has travelers taking trains to save the planet," 3 Aug. 2019 Among them was Faris Abdullah Aljadaan, a lanky 20-year-old who, like many of his Saudi peers, was in the U.S. on a scholarship sponsored by the wealthy Persian Gulf kingdom. — oregonlive.com, "Saudi students escaping US justice: Amid political impasse, one sexual assault survivor speaks out," 2 Aug. 2019 Lippett is a long and lanky corner at 6-foot-3 and 192 pounds. — Tyler Dragon, Cincinnati.com, "Bengals notebook: WR A.J. Green undergoes minor surgery. Same timetable to return," 30 July 2019 The lanky left-hander struck out the side in the seventh and the leadoff batter in the eighth before allowing Edwin Encarnacion’s solo home run in the ninth. — John Shipley, Twin Cities, "Twins get bullpen help but damage already done in 10-7 loss to Yankees," 24 July 2019 Yet Ernie Allen, the lanky Kentuckian who ran the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, saw this as a necessary step. — Christine Biederman, WIRED, "Inside Backpage.com’s Vicious Battle With the Feds," 18 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'lanky.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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