slender

Example Sentences

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This ancient relative, like the newly identified species, had long, slender legs and lived fully on land rather than in water.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

Directly in the center, a slender vertical window — part of the gallery’s architecture — illuminates the otherwise darkened room with a pillar of natural light, further contributing to the ethereal nature of the piece.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026

At exercise time, a crowd gathered in the prison yard -- young and old, slender and paunchy, all with shaved heads.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

“Production was up again last week,” the male officer said in German to a tall slender man with a shaved head and a striped uniform.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom