spindly
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In a carefully locked laboratory rows of metal kegs are arranged on shelves and linked together with spindly copper pipework.
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026
And up on its sixth-story terrace you are above the rooftops of Harlem and can see, far to the south, Central Park and the cluster of spindly supertalls beyond.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
Over a picnic table in a field, this kind-eyed, spindly musician, visibly dealing with Parkinson’s, is informed that Sammy is the son he never knew he had.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025
She slept more and more, but anytime I changed rooms she would slowly rouse herself and follow on unsteady, spindly legs.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2025
Its body is smooth and pale grey, it has bulging round eyes on top of its head and four spindly legs with enormous flat feet.
From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling
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