lanky

He was nicknamed Kloc - local slang for lamp-post - because of his lanky appearance, and Zeljeznicar directors could not believe their luck when Czech side Teplice offered to buy him for 25,000 euros.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 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

A lanky, six-foot-five 72-old, Druckenmiller got his start in the trust department of Pittsburgh National Bank, before running mutual funds for Dreyfus.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026

But he had to work hard to tame the lanky 24-year-old, who showed his potential with a maiden ATP title last year.

From Barron's ● Jan. 18, 2026

In June I met Tom, a lanky Zulu tennis player who had just come out for the tennis team.

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

Both women stand 5-foot-11, though the lankier Samsonova has more reach than Kanepi as well as a win over the Estonian under her belt, in straight sets at Wimbledon last year.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 6, 2022

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

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

Some of the competitors were poorly developed but the lankiest and skinniest were often excellent wrestlers.

From The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People by J.W. Robertson Scott