gangly

Example Sentences

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Wilkinson, who played professionally abroad, said being “the most awkward gangly freshman ever” gave him grit and ambition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

I felt gangly, but I remained confident and was up for any opportunity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 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

When Clayton Kershaw made his major league debut as a gangly 20-year-old with a devastating curveball, he was considered a one-in-a-million talent.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2025

A gangly seventh grader, a foot taller than any of her competitors, Marjory Muldauer had memorized the ten categories of the Dewey decimal system before she entered preschool.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein