twiggy
Example Sentences
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Weyerhaeuser trained an AI model to pore over drone footage and calculate seedling survival rates, which are typically obtained by sending foresters to count twiggy young trees in rugged or sweltering terrain.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Soft herbs with floppy leaves — parsley, basil, cilantro, mint, dill, chives, fennel fronds, lovage, even celery leaves — work well and won’t leave you chewing on twiggy stems.
From New York Times • May 27, 2022
Strappy white petals adorn bare branches on a rounded shrub with a twiggy branching habit that grows to 10-by-12 feet in 10 years.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2022
Gathering fallen branches to form twiggy sculptures in the woods has been a welcome distraction for the children.
From Washington Post • Dec. 22, 2020
Actually, he had arms but they were tiny and sticking straight out from his shoulders like fleshy pink brussels sprouts with twiggy little fingers stuck on the ends.
From "Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key" by Jack Gantos
