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

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

Even a scrawny "manfluencer" like Jordan Peterson was claiming to eat a beef-only diet, which would destroy your bowels and is terrible for your heart.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2025

Peach nodded his big head on his scrawny neck and blew his nose, a long honking blow.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles