How to Use lanky in a Sentence

lanky

adjective

• 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
• Huntsman is lanky, with sharp blue eyes and a pair of fierce dachshunds.
  — The New Yorker, 30 May 2022
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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 lanky left-hander struck out 10 of the first 12 East Ridge hitters, including the first five.
  — Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 21 June 2019
• Within two weeks, the lanky 12-year-old was trading punches with the other boys in the gym.
  — J.l. Kirven, The Enquirer, 13 Mar. 2021
• Driver was six feet three and lanky, with squinty eyes, a beaky nose, and ears that stuck straight out.
  — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2019
• Your plant is a bit lanky and topping back some shoots may give a more rounded dense look.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 6 Nov. 2021
• Hurtig, a lanky forward with a prow of bright-blond hair, loped toward the ball and sent a low, hard shot.
  — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2023
• Ben, a piano tuner with short gray hair, is tall and lanky like his father, who was 6-foot-4.
  — John Rosengren, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2022
• Kent is a lanky right-hander who was the Rangers’ ninth-round selection in 2019.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 8 Aug. 2021
• The 6-foot-9, lanky Looney and his impact around the basket is a problem for the Mavericks.
  — Eric He, Dallas News, 21 May 2022
• Quintanilla is 18 years old now, tall and lanky with dark hair.
  — Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 27 May 2021
• In college, Lentz was lanky, strong but not fully filled out.
  — Reid Forgrave, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2022
• Oh and, by the by, that lanky 14-year-old with the excellent dribble handle, court sense and hops?
  — Michael Powell, New York Times, 8 June 2019
• By now, the two men looked strikingly alike — tall and lanky with sharp cheekbones.
  — Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2019
• Sirvydis is 6-foot-8 with a lanky frame and who is a solid 3-point shooter.
  — Chris Thomas, Detroit Free Press, 21 June 2019
• Some elements of this make sense: Henson was six-three and lanky, and Braun has a bit of a Muppet-y voice.
  — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2024
• The lanky lefty limited the Yankees to one run over six innings and improved to 3-0 in three career starts against them.
  — Peter Sblendorio, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2024

Last Updated: 29 Sep 2024