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[gang-glee] / ˈgæŋ gli /


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And in 2018, another "creepypasta" about gangly, besuited monster "Slender Man" was turned into a feature film that raked in $50 million worldwide.

From Barron's ● May 28, 2026

"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

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

As a gangly freshman, Davidson stuffed the stat sheet with 22 points, eight rebounds, four steals, three assists and one block per game on her way to being named Oregon’s Gatorade Player of the Year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2025

His arms and legs seemed extra gangly and he loped around like he didn’t know what to do with the extra inches he had grown.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia

He had also wanted to see Rodriguez’s workout regimen in Tampa Bay and visit the pitching lab in Clearwater where Logan Gilbert had been training since he was an even skinnier and ganglier teenager.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 25, 2024

Michelangelo is ganglier in his teen articulation, with an ear-to-ear grin painted on his face.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2023

There to collect data on antelopes, she found herself drawn to the ganglier ungulates.

From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2021

You never know what homework assignment might light a creative spark — better to save even the gangliest drafts for posterity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2017

The deep seats and long arms on the sofa and chairs would accommodate the gangliest of cowboys and gentleman ranchers.

From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2013




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