gangly

Example Sentences

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“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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

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

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

“Wait, Ghulam. What’s this?” asked a gangly teenager with a mop of curls.

From "Amal Unbound" by Aisha Saeed