gangly

Example Sentences

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It was a counterintuitive choice, turning the guy who led the country in touchdown passes into a rusher whose gangly 6-foot-5 frame sometimes made it look like he was sprinting on a frozen lake.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

As a gangly freshman, Davidson stuffed the stat sheet with 22 points, eight rebounds, four steals, three assists and one block per game on her way to being named Oregon’s Gatorade Player of the Year.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

But bassist Garry Tallent never smiled that much, and Springsteen’s onstage foil, the Big Man, Clarence Clemons, was never awkward or gangly the way he is portrayed here; the man was elegance personified.

From Salon • Oct. 28, 2025

He's also a bit gangly, a bit crude, but he's done really well in the Premier League.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2025

Lumpy looking gangly months later, tennis ball in his mouth.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence