"I was described as willowy one time while running track," she said. From Wordnik.com. [Kitsap Sun Stories] Reference
If thin fly-away hair could be called willowy, she was willowy from head to toe. From Wordnik.com. [Frank Lloyd Wright « First 50 Words – Writing Prompts] Reference
The sprays of this tree are particularly beautiful, and 'willowy' is often used for 'graceful,' as meaning the same thing. From Wordnik.com. [Among the Trees at Elmridge] Reference
A willowy form stepped lithely over the prostrate bulk. From Wordnik.com. [Curse of the Shadowmage]
Grace Ford, tall, slender and willowy, was almost the same age as. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls at Wild Rose Lodge Or, the hermit of Moonlight falls] Reference
Diantha's willowy height woke in her a sense of exasperated fear. From Wordnik.com. [Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale] Reference
Both women had short razor-cut hair, which exposed willowy necks. From Wordnik.com. [In a Strange City]
At the White House, female interns tend to be willowy and well bred. From Wordnik.com. [Clinton And The Intern] Reference
"No, I'm just too nervous to eat any more," said the tall, willowy one. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls in a Motor Car The Haunted Mansion of Shadow Valley] Reference
The hat was of grey straw with willowy feathers drooping softly from it. From Wordnik.com. [Swirling Waters] Reference
Jane's glance flew to the drooping, willowy figure clinging to Garth's arm. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Far End] Reference
They were tall, willowy girls, with soft, brown hair and lovely complexions. From Wordnik.com. [The Automobile Girls in the Berkshires The Ghost of Lost Man's Trail] Reference
Ruth was tall, and of that desirable willowy type, so much in demand of late. From Wordnik.com. [The Moving Picture Girls First Appearances in Photo Dramas] Reference
I can picture her -- tall, willowy and magnetic -- walking down the staircase. From Wordnik.com. [The First Day Of The Rest Of My Life] Reference
I can picture her — tall, willowy and magnetic — walking down the staircase. From Wordnik.com. [The First Day of the Rest of My Life] Reference
The copper-skinned woman looked even more willowy, too, more supple in some fashion. From Wordnik.com. [The Fires of Heaven]
She was tall and willowy with a concerned air, and she offered her hand out to Chainer. From Wordnik.com. [Chainer's Torment]
A woman was rising from a chair beside the fireplace, all tall grace and willowy curves. From Wordnik.com. [Unforgiven]
Her sister was just the opposite -- tall and willowy, so that the two formed quite a contrast. From Wordnik.com. [The Motor Girls on Crystal Bay or, The Secret of the Red Oar] Reference
He was a willowy sort of fellow, like an oak sapling with long tapered fingers and a bright open face. From Wordnik.com. [Summer Lawn] Reference
What will do for the fat, dumpy Miss Plump will make a human joke out of the lank, willowy Miss Slender. From Wordnik.com. [The Woman Beautiful or, The Art of Beauty Culture] Reference
In figure he was long and willowy, and reminded me irresistibly of an unhealthy cellar-grown potato plant. From Wordnik.com. [A Girl Among the Anarchists] Reference
It seemed to have no walls, nothing to hold up the roof but a row of willowy piers reaching eloquently upward. From Wordnik.com. [The Pillars of the Earth]
A willowy lad, his cheeks cratered with the scars of smallpox, stabbed a bony finger at the other boy's chest. From Wordnik.com. [Thief Of Hearts]
Her over-sized pants and heavy work boots made her willowy frame seem dainty, even though she was taller than I. From Wordnik.com. [Neophyte and Paradox] Reference
M. Vislan came swaying to meet him, a willowy, dark-haired young man, with a pale, fleshy face, heavily scented. From Wordnik.com. [Ruined City]
Once seen, an Avedon image is never forgotten: the willowy model Dovima with her flowing sash, adoring -- teasing?. From Wordnik.com. [RICHARD AVEDON 1923-2004] Reference
Tall and willowy, superb of figure, great dark-blue eyes, masses of blue-black wavy hair, full red lips forming a perfect. From Wordnik.com. [The Secrets of the German War Office] Reference
Like Svetlana Khorkina from Russia, who's just that amazing, willowy gymnast who's got a really -- really has an attitude. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 24, 2004] Reference
Tall, willowy and strong, of free and independent manners and habits, she was the direct antithesis of the usual German woman. From Wordnik.com. [The Secrets of the German War Office] Reference
He's also become a better singer - capable of swinging from gruff roadhouse proclamations to a willowy but distinctive high-range. From Wordnik.com. [In concert: Bonnie "Prince" Billy at Rams Head Tavern] Reference
Her nudity was not only natural, but exquisite; it was the way he imagined Chlorine would look, only Willow was more, well, willowy. From Wordnik.com. [Yon Ill Wind]
In this last particular you will have an immense advantage over the woman who would sell the shoes off her feet to be thin and "willowy.". From Wordnik.com. [The Woman Beautiful or, The Art of Beauty Culture] Reference
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