longish
Example Sentences
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Walking on a balcony, I turned a corner, and there he was, tall and slender, with soulful brown eyes and a longish mop of brown hair threatening to hide them.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2025
Don’t be intimidated by that longish list of spices.
From Washington Post • Jan. 17, 2023
When the original One City, One Book program premiered in 1998, it bore the longish but highly descriptive and aspirational title, “If All Seattle Read the Same Book.”
From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2022
The novel was turned into a mini-series for French television in 1966, but the breathless sprawl of a longish feature film may serve it better.
From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2022
Avery’s sitting next to Collin, who’s very cute, with longish hair, olive skin, and a dimpled smile.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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