svelte

Example Sentences

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Although they appear svelte in the summer, they pack on the pounds for winter, when their fur also becomes thicker.

From New York Times

Incandescent red lipstick followed, as did a svelte faux fur coat — another gift.

From New York Times

The characters at the starting line had expensive shoes and svelte garments.

From Seattle Times

Most of my friends and family have all purchased svelte Apple Watches.

From The Verge

Now paleontologists have uncovered one of the earliest members of this storied lineage of lumbering giants: a svelte, much smaller omnivore that once darted across the floodplains of prehistoric Zimbabwe.

From Scientific American