lank
Example Sentences
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But the choice to give Kate aggressively lank, greasy, unkempt hair makes her a lot less watchable.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2023
Her hair is lank, unwashed, and she hides herself in oversized clothes.
From Salon • Oct. 17, 2022
For resort, Demna Gvasalia punctuated his otherwise monochromatic collection for Balenciaga with a hint of bright, beautiful red, seen beneath a flowing polka-dot dress worn lank on the body.
From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2021
As toxic algal blooms in the Klamath basin's main lank threaten the also-endangered suckerfish a month earlier than "normal," water is in short supply and dead juvenile chinook salmon are found every day.
From Fox News • Jul. 14, 2021
The Mellower ran his fingers through his lank blond hair.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
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