slender

Example Sentences

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Normally, bacteria move using flagella, slender, whip-like structures that spin to push the cells forward.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

San Antonio took a slender lead into half-time.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

“It’s not just work on the sport, not just to teach me the jumps,” said Carrillo, whose slender 5-foot-7 build and wide smile belie a fierce competitiveness that sometimes has been his worst enemy.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026

A tall, slender Riesling magnum is the giraffe of the wine world: striking and exotic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

He stomped on the slender rectangular boxes, his tennis shoes making crunching sounds.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai