gangly
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"He was very gangly and geeky," recalled Pickering - who had a major musical career of his own with M People and as a DJ, which is recounted in his new book Manchester Must Dance.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
“I want to devote my entire life to military service,” the gangly teen told The Wall Street Journal last spring as he prepared to take his oath of service at a base in east Ukraine.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
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
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
Maybe Chess’s long, gangly arms caught the edge of the door somehow; maybe there was a breeze that Emma hadn’t noticed.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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