lithe

Example Sentences

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Suddenly, a tall, lithe woman in a long overcoat stood up and made her way to the stage.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

A bit of tinkering – stripping the original’s heavy bassline, tossing in his lithe falsetto and a playful guitar to hold everything aloft – made the one-time throwaway into something immortal.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2026

The lithe physique of the rubber man of tennis enabled him to chase down seemingly lost causes and he combined a brutally efficient game with a rock-solid defence.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

With the lithe, athletic body of the ballerina, she was nothing like her fellow models.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

The young man giggled and danced about in front of Ignatius to avoid the thrusts, his lithe movements making him a difficult target.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole