When hit by major recoil I move hardly at all, but Heavey, being tall and lanky, is flung about like a rag doll. From Wordnik.com. [Why Weight?] Reference
Evan is tall and lanky, which is perfect for the quickstep. From Wordnik.com. [Television Without Pity] Reference
The robber was described as a lanky white man in his 20s or 30s, about 6 feet tall. From Wordnik.com. [The Daily News Transcript Homepage RSS] Reference
Though tall, he was too well built to be called lanky, and showed that he possessed both strength and activity. From Wordnik.com. [The Three Admirals] Reference
He\'s been described as lanky and somewhat awkward, but TJ\'s sandy-hair and freckles make him a dreamy, how should I say ... dork. From Wordnik.com. [Lindsay Mannering: Top 10 Prettiest Presidents: A Slideshow And Poll] Reference
For those of you with long memories, you may recall a lanky, genial Australian weatherman turned talk show host named Gordon Elliot. From Wordnik.com. [Slashfood] Reference
He is a tall young man, -- "lanky," as she has herself expressed him, -- with thick brown hair, closely cropped. From Wordnik.com. [Molly Bawn] Reference
Tall people should be slim, otherwise the word 'lanky' is used - and that's not nice. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Diop can still recall a lanky and athletic Mbah a. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
Tall and lanky, he was very talkative and very up front. From Wordnik.com. [Odyssey Of A Passionate Radical] Reference
The girl wipes her lanky hair out of her face, staring at him. From Wordnik.com. [10 Unofficial Jobs Jake Baker has Never Got Paid For] Reference
The lanky 64-year-old would not shut up about low-cost investing. From Wordnik.com. [The Light Went On] Reference
Tall and lanky, Stokes liked to wear wild clothes in civilian life. From Wordnik.com. [Fallen Comrades] Reference
A sudden flick of the lanky wrist, a quick glance down at the watch. From Wordnik.com. [Mourning In America] Reference
He's very tall, and though somewhat lanky, I estimate he fits the sweater perfectly. From Wordnik.com. [Adrift] Reference
The lanky, pale 18-year-old is the first Chinese to stand up and admit he's HIV positive. From Wordnik.com. [Facing A Demon] Reference
Martin is a lanky 6 feet 2 inches, his muscles stretched leanly across his upright frame. From Wordnik.com. [From The Rough] Reference
"Very interesting," said Assad, the young, lanky son of former Syrian dictator Hafez Assad. From Wordnik.com. [Walking Back Into A War] Reference
Silver-haired and lanky, a backslapper with sharp elbows, Mell, 69, has always played for keeps. From Wordnik.com. [The 'Governor-In-Law’] Reference
"The windows and doors just arrived," he tells Stapleton, as the lanky commander nods in approval. From Wordnik.com. [On Patrol In Bosnia] Reference
Zagi, a lanky 21-year-old rebel, hoisted his rocket-propelled grenade launcher into firing position. From Wordnik.com. ['We Believe In Our Guns'] Reference
One of Li's workers, Zhang Hanbin, is a lanky 24-year-old with floppy hair who began gold farming two years ago. From Wordnik.com. [Online: A Virtual Gold Rush] Reference
"We watch the films," explains Ahmed Faiz, a lanky 19-year-old in orange jams and a baseball cap turned backward. From Wordnik.com. ['You Didn't Hit Saddam'] Reference
The lanky Oregon lawyer, a baritone who once considered a singing career, launched into the Shaker hymn "Simple Gifts". From Wordnik.com. [The Arts' Political Scapegoat] Reference
Taken in 1994, it shows a lanky 13-year-old walking with classmates at the International School of Berne in Switzerland. From Wordnik.com. [Heirs To The Kingdom] Reference
For the lanky, inscrutably calm activist, the shoot-out punctuated a long history of acrimonious battles with the police. From Wordnik.com. [A Firebrand's Long Run] Reference
At school Enrique's best friend was a Japanese boy named Shuntaro, taller than him by an inch and with the same lanky hair. From Wordnik.com. [‘A Handbook to Luck’] Reference
I mad-dashed for Lee's bedroom, tried to shove through the door but couldn't 'cause his lanky frame was slumped against it. From Wordnik.com. [Josephine Skinny Jeans: Chapter 3] Reference
Dressed in his favorite Paul Smith suit and a white T shirt, the lanky Swede is still a bit bewildered by all that's happened. From Wordnik.com. [Hitting The Wall At Boo] Reference
Felicia was about six feet tall, a lanky young black woman who seemed all knees and elbows, except for a proud, upturned chin. From Wordnik.com. [A Name] Reference
DJ Qualls looks like the antithesis of a Hollywood star - thin and lanky, almost gaunt with a face that is childlike and guileless. From Wordnik.com. [Tamar Abrams: DJ Qualls: Putting the "Character" in Character Actor] Reference
The man is handsome and clean shaven, with a thin lanky frame, and he's wearing an old pinstripe baseball uniform with dirt on the knees. From Wordnik.com. [Dead End] Reference
The Madonna sensation was preordained, but the media frenzy that's surrounded the lanky 33-year-old American couldn't have been predicted. From Wordnik.com. [The Man Of The Moment] Reference
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