wiry

Example Sentences

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“All right!” a short enthusiastic man with wiry hair called as he dashed halfway up a stairway behind the registration table.

From Literature

My arms and legs had grown skinnier, wirier than ever before, but my stomach was rounding out and bloating, like Baby Joe’s and some of the other boys’.

From Literature

In these paintings, figures are defined by wiry contours and modeled with lean pigments in saturated hues.

From The Wall Street Journal

With his wiry frame and shy eyes, the British actor has demonstrated in films such as “La Chimera” and “The Mastermind” an appetite for soft-spoken characters who exude a gentle masculinity.

From Los Angeles Times

She’s older again, wearing a simple black sweater and some wiry glasses.

From Literature