willowy
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Tall and willowy, she wore glasses and the same short brown bob she had as a teenager.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
Illuminated by fairy lights and a rosy sunset, a willowy queen named Sheryka lip-synced to Toni Braxton and danced to a brisk guaguancó number with a friend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
Younglings hatch in the ocean, then drift to the coast as willowy, transparent glass eels.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 9, 2024
The willowy soloist Chloe Misseldine, spooky, alienlike and ever-improving as another new Myrta — her attitude position and leaps are heavenly — was also stunning in the pas de trois in “Swan Lake.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 24, 2023
Mina is short and compact to Judith’s willowy height, but they have the same teeth and the same brilliant eyes.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
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