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

The poinsettias we buy today are significantly different from the tall, gangly plants botanist Joel Roberts Poinsett discovered in Mexico in 1825, after he became that country’s first U.S. ambassador.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

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

The gangly Marjory Muldauer was standing with the two yellow-suited library staffers in front of it.

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