scrawny

Example Sentences

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Lotkoy Ebey has just five scrawny goats to her name where she once had 50.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

That might explain Truth Social’s relatively scrawny user base.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

He was sitting on a curb beneath a scrawny tree, trying to get some shade, and coughing.

From Slate • Jan. 27, 2026

Although he played quarterback, he was so scrawny that it was hard for even the most optimistic coach to imagine how he would survive a college pass rush.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

The only grass to be had in the barrio grew in the alley, along the edges of fences that kept chickens and scrawny dogs separated from one another.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago