slenderness

Example Sentences

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Alberto Rodriguez, director of robot behavior and AI strategy for Atlas, said a robotic hand must make trade-offs between strength, dexterity, slenderness and ruggedness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 25, 2025

The ASA said the pose of the model and the choice of clothing - including "large pointed shoes" which emphasised "the slenderness of her legs" - made the advert "irresponsible".

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025

Those structures, which may be in the shapes of spherical or cylindrical shells, can efficiently carry relatively large loads, but their slenderness makes them susceptible to buckling-induced collapse.

From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2024

An infectious disease that first sparked a trend for slenderness later drove trends for short skirts and fancy shoes, status symbols that went on to set the pace in fashion for 100 years.

From The Guardian • Sep. 25, 2020

The man he was fighting was his size with the same slender build, but in spite of the black man’s slenderness, he looked wiry and strong.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler