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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At a lanky 6-foot-9, Essengue is more of a wing than a center.
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025
Another lanky and elastic player who played that aggressive form of defensive tennis.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 7 July 2025
The young prince, now a lanky and somewhat awkward teenager, enrolled at the University of Tsukuba in April.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2025
Brown basilisk: These 2-foot lizards are lanky and athletic, and have a leathery crest on their head and down their back.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 6 June 2025
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025
Another lanky and elastic player who played that aggressive form of defensive tennis.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 7 July 2025
The young prince, now a lanky and somewhat awkward teenager, enrolled at the University of Tsukuba in April.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2025
Brown basilisk: These 2-foot lizards are lanky and athletic, and have a leathery crest on their head and down their back.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 6 June 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 21 Jul. 2025.
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