lissome

Example Sentences

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Favoring lissome, clearly articulated block chords, he turns corners tightly, and clears many landings on his way to completing a longer thought.

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Particularly well known for his stint in Miles Davis’s band during the 1960s, this tenor saxophonist uses a lissome, slippery tone to craft melodies of scattered beauty.

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Yet here it is on Fifth Avenue: the Virginian general, sword at his feet, skirt draped between his thighs, sandal straps snaking up his lissome calves.

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“Her body is lissome, almost lanky, though always in exquisite control. She has remarkable arms and hands, effortless extensions and wonderful feet.”

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He has a lissome voice, but all its victories come via seduction, not power.

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