lankier; lankiest
: ungracefully tall and thin
Examples of lanky in a Sentence
the lanky basketball star was great at slam-dunking
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Working out must be tricky for someone with CIPA, and Quaid has a tall, lanky quality that suggests a smiley scarecrow — but what a smile, combining the best of parents Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid!
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 8 Mar. 2025
Much credit should go to the lanky redhead, who navigated the tricky tone of the post-wildfire Oscars as nimbly as any host of the 21st century could have.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2025
The tall, lanky right-hander’s fastball hit 99 MPH on multiple occasions but at times failed to hit the mark.
—Andrew Wagner, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
In the middle is Toledo, 32, lanky and thoughtful as always, with an N95 mask and long hair hiding much of his face.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2025
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 8 Mar. 2025
Much credit should go to the lanky redhead, who navigated the tricky tone of the post-wildfire Oscars as nimbly as any host of the 21st century could have.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2025
The tall, lanky right-hander’s fastball hit 99 MPH on multiple occasions but at times failed to hit the mark.
—Andrew Wagner, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
In the middle is Toledo, 32, lanky and thoughtful as always, with an N95 mask and long hair hiding much of his face.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lanky
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“Lanky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lanky. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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