lanky

A lanky 44-year-old who painted himself as an earnest advocate for taxpayer efficiency, Sand has tried to conjure up a public perception as half Atticus Finch, half youth pastor.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

Tall, lanky and unassuming, his apartment fits the stereotype of a hard-driving, even obsessive investigator.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Former Obama aides reportedly called O’Rourke’s people to offer their help, remarking that the lanky Texan reminded them of their former boss.

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026

Instead of letting the lanky, nearly 7-foot Durant corral the loose ball, the 6-foot-3 Smart dove to secure it for himself.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026

Stan Smith, tall, lanky and powerfully built, with blond hair and blue eyes, was one of the world’s greatest serve-and-volley players.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

With N’Faly Dante on the bench in foul trouble, the athletic big man bulled his way through Oregon’s lankier frontcourt players for a trio of three-point plays.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2023

For starters, Floyd is taller and lankier than Fowler, who finally channeled his tremendous physical gifts into a career-high 11 1/2 sacks and 16 quarterback hits last season.

From Washington Times ● May 11, 2020

“We find it works better on taller, lankier golfers,” Sherburne said.

From Golf Digest ● Apr. 30, 2019

He’s lankier but has the same eyes, impenetrable bits of brown seaglass below that high forehead.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 19, 2018

Next to her were Pierrot and Jackson, lankier by five or six inches, wedged between the outlines of their estranged parents.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

Brittany Davis longed for a big dog, and she had her heart set on one of the largest and lankiest of all: a Great Dane.

From Washington Post ● May 12, 2022

With their length across the roster, the Bucks possess one of the lankiest teams in the NBA — as well as one of the best players in the league.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 6, 2018

The Wizards made defense look fun Monday night, trading feats of athleticism with one of the lankiest and sprightly teams in the NBA.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 20, 2017

First, no other quadrupeds underwent such a conversion: the giraffe remained the lankiest thing around.

From The New Yorker ● May 17, 2016

The second was the tallest and lankiest fellow in the whole forest.

From The Marvellous History of the Shadowless Man and The Cold Heart by Adelbert von Chamisso