lithe

Example Sentences

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Soprano Elena Villalón added lithe touch to Klärchen’s songs, sung in their original German.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 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

The cast includes William Warfield, Leontyne Price and Cab Calloway, who at one point is shown scat-singing in a Vienna tavern, a born entertainer caught in a wonderfully loose, lithe and swinging performance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

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

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

When Lyra thought of his lithe golden shape, she felt ill with fear.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman