twiggy
Example Sentences
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Weyerhaeuser trained an AI model to pore over drone footage and calculate seedling survival rates, which are typically obtained by sending foresters to count twiggy young trees in rugged or sweltering terrain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
Vines with tendrils like that do best when there are finer-textured elements to grab onto, like netting or twiggy brush.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2024
Older children will revel in being in on the joke: The beasts are the household cat and dog, the dragon is a leafy tree with twiggy teeth and the intruder is the kids’ mom.
From New York Times ● Jul. 8, 2022
Gathering fallen branches to form twiggy sculptures in the woods has been a welcome distraction for the children.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 22, 2020
"Sandi wanted to look like those twiggy models. She was a looker, that one, and I guess it went to her head. There are four girls, you know."
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
