long-legged

Example Sentences

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The good news is that the PPE will propel a generation of long-legged, heavy-hitting electrics coming from VW Group, including those from Audi and Porsche.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

In a room at the French consul general’s, a diptych of palms as long-legged as Paris runway models.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2025

The short-statured Homo floresiensis, sometimes known as the “Hobbit,” was living in Indonesia, while the long-legged Homo erectus was loping around Asia.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 23, 2023

Also known as long-legged ants or Maldive ants, these tiny insects don't have mental illness.

From Salon • Jul. 24, 2023

A long-legged creature with a brown, spare body picks its way across the street ahead of us, almost as tall as the headlights.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth