How to Use lanky in a Sentence

lanky

adjective
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  • Through the first six outs, the lanky southpaw punched out three.
    — NOLA.com, 23 May 2018
  • Her teammate, the tall and lanky Yarbrough, is sleek and fast.
    — Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2023
  • First was David Smith Jr., a lanky pro who’s been around a bit.
    — Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2023
  • Here comes the lanky white girl getting the huge Nike shoe deal.
    — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 12 June 2024
  • Shorten long, lanky canes that can whip around in the wind.
    — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2023
  • This is the lanky lefty's second straight All-Star Game.
    — Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 3 July 2017
  • The tall, lanky teenager has just emerged from his cell.
    — Barbara Bradley Hagerty, The Atlantic, 16 May 2017
  • Huntsman is lanky, with sharp blue eyes and a pair of fierce dachshunds.
    — The New Yorker, 30 May 2022
  • In the middle of his set at the Agora, a member of the crew led the lanky Finley on to the stage.
    — Chuck Yarborough, cleveland.com, 1 Apr. 2018
  • Tall and lanky, the 27-year-old man wore a light blue durag, a white shirt, gray pants and a backpack.
    — Dan Barry, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The front door opened, and a lanky, dapper man with white hair and a mustache walked in.
    — Brett Martin, Outside Online, 24 May 2018
  • Daozeng Sun, a tall, lanky Chinese man, had hoped to make it to New York.
    — Kristina Davis, sandiegouniontribune.com, 13 May 2017
  • The lanky righty worked around a Fitzgerald error for a clean frame.
    — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024
  • No, the man described by police as tall and lanky didn’t steal a bunch of undies.
    — Matthew Martinez, star-telegram, 12 July 2018
  • To keep the plants more bushy than lanky, pinch them back in spring and early summer.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2023
  • Petunia is lanky and long-legged, with a black body and brown paws that match the color of her eyes.
    — Cleo Krejci, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Both parents feed the young, called colts because of their lanky legs.
    — Jim Gilbert, Star Tribune, 20 Aug. 2020
  • A blue, stonewashed T-shirt that reads Detroit rides up her pale, lanky arms.
    — Evan Lubofsky, Smithsonian, 23 Aug. 2017
  • Her son was a tall and lanky kid but a hard-working athlete.
    — oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2022
  • The tall and lanky youngster scored the team’s second and fourth touchdowns, one for 14 and the other for 11 yards.
    — Robert Avery, Chron, 26 Oct. 2020
  • On the mound, pitching in 11 games, the lanky right-hander posted a 3-1 record with two saves.
    — Craig Clary, baltimoresun.com, 13 June 2019
  • Without that type of pruning the plant will tend to grow lanky and leggy.
    — Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Apr. 2024
  • When Wilson’s lanky frame and baby face graced the big screen, the room erupted.
    — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Lanky and tan, Greg has a head of curls that turn blonder and blonder in the sun as the summer weeks go by.
    — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 16 May 2017
  • The lanky fourth-year pro was eager to showcase his skills in that role and others.
    — Gary Klein Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2020
  • The tall, lanky guy was a first baseman and pitcher while at Milby.
    — David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, 1 Apr. 2018
  • The lanky left-hander struck out 10 of the first 12 East Ridge hitters, including the first five.
    — Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 21 June 2019
  • Tall and lanky, Jefferson towered over the short and stout Adams.
    — Alan Taylor, WSJ, 20 Oct. 2017
  • Jeff Goldblum plays the Wizard of Oz, a lanky charmer who might be a jerk at best and a puppet of fascists at worst.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Barring a trio of lanky bullies, Benny’s classmates don’t judge him based on his weight.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024

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