rangy
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Unlike the Grateful Dead or Phish, who are known for their rangy improvisations, one Styles concert is usually not that different from the next.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
He came back to the UK partly to study at Exeter University, but an injury to Immanuel Feyi-Waboso has given him a chance to show off his rangy running and hot-stepping ability.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
The improvement is the product of key offseason additions such as former defensive player of the year Marcus Smart and the rangy 6-foot-7 Jake LaRavia, but even Doncic has stepped up his defensive game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2025
From there, the rangy, focused Noam’s steady first-person account takes center stage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2025
She was a rangy woman over six feet in height.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
The group is rangier and more athletic following the release of Collins, the emergence of second-year player Darrick Forrest and the addition of Percy Butler in the draft.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 7, 2022
A dwarf sport of the larger and rangier ‘Baggesen’s Gold’, ‘Twiggy’ brightens shady parts of the garden, where the foliage will be bright chartreuse.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 16, 2022
Cooper’s role is rangier and harder to corral: Soon-to-Be toggles so fast between nerves and nerve that she starts to seem like a firefly.
From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2021
Yet, Diaz, more experienced, heavier, rangier and unfazed, kept rolling his hands before throwing.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 11, 2016
The Claflin forwards were a bit taller and rangier, and their centre, unlike Thursby, was below rather than above average size.
From Left Guard Gilbert by Edward C. Caswell
Bol Bol is nearly half a foot shorter than his father was, but, at 7-feet-2-inches tall, he’s still one of the league’s rangiest players.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2020
At 25, Mr. Westman, a recent graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, is not only the rangiest, but also the youngest of the Hamiltons I have seen.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2018
Lawrence Timmons, SteelersArguably the rangiest inside linebacker in the NFL, Timmons broke out with 135 tackles, 11 passes defenses, three forced fumbles, and three sacks.
From Newsweek ● Jan. 19, 2011
In fact, she describes the song as "vocally the rangiest piece we did; the text is so enigmatic and strange."
From Reuters ● Apr. 16, 2010
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