How to Use gangly in a Sentence

gangly

adjective
Definition of ganglynext
Synonyms for ganglynext
  • But the genus Lonicera is a big and gangly group of plants.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 15 Aug. 2020
  • The back one is all gangly and tall, while the front ones look okay but have hardly grown.
    — Forbes, 28 June 2021
  • Against all odds, a gangly, gay Black woman born and raised in Texas had thrived in Siberia.
    — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2022
  • Out on the prairie, where the grass and sky swallowed our gangly bipedal figures, the bison were scaled to fit.
    — Sarah Laskow, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2022
  • In the film, the gangly, fresh-faced teenagers of the first installment are showing signs of middle age.
    — Felix Gillette, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Scan the pages of her gangly script onto my iPhone, AirDrop them into the iMac, upload to the cloud, throw the pages into the trash.
    — Ryu Spaeth, The New Republic, 25 May 2020
  • There were no age limits for trick-or-treaters, and some gangly boys stood taller than the parents passing out the treats.
    — Beth Thames | [email protected], al, 23 Oct. 2019
  • Meg's family lived in a big white house, and so did the Hands Catherine had a crush on a gangly red-haired boy, just like Meg did.
    — Emily Heil, chicagotribune.com, 1 Mar. 2018
  • When next year’s holiday card comes in the mail, the little brother will no longer be gangly and adorable.
    — Charlotte Wilder, SI.com, 17 May 2018
  • Now a gangly, graying 65-year-old, he was known at Sullivan as the Old God.
    — New York Times, 6 Apr. 2021
  • And there was Tum Tum Nairn, the 5-foot-9 point guard, hidden among all that gangly flesh, leading the earsplitting chants.
    — Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, 29 Sep. 2017
  • Bill Walton, the gangly center who starred for the Trail Blazers and later the Celtics, recalled that night so long ago.
    — Dwight Adams, Indianapolis Star, 14 Feb. 2018
  • Phelps qualified for his first Olympics as a gangly teenager out of Rodgers Forge in 2000.
    — Michael Marot, baltimoresun.com, 4 July 2017
  • One is Mohammed Tamimi, 15, a gangly boy who looks like part of his skull has been sliced off at an angle.
    — Lawahez Jabari, NBC News, 10 Mar. 2018
  • The next day, each season’s new gangly babies are sold off at an auction that draws thousands from around the world for a chance to buy a Misty of their own.
    — Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times, 8 July 2019
  • The sight of several gangly offspring standing in a nest begs the question: Is there enough room?
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 June 2021
  • Moeller's Kremer has had his eye on Hayes for some time, waiting for the gangly body to fully mature.
    — Scott Springer, Cincinnati.com, 27 Sep. 2017
  • At the time, Clarke said, Giddey was going through a teenage growth spurt — all gangly limbs, stiff hips and raw potential.
    — New York Times, 29 Mar. 2022
  • The school’s gangly cub reporter, complete with Sarah Koenig glasses, chases down the truth.
    — Andrew R. Chow, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2017
  • Jagger twirled his minuscule hips and gangly limbs in a dance with that rhythm, as if his body were being controlled by the flicks of Watts’ wrists.
    — Greg Kot, chicagotribune.com, 22 June 2019
  • Plus, seeing my daughter swim again, her gangly arms slicing through the water, was a warm spring breeze.
    — Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2021
  • He’s a redheaded, tall, gangly, weird man who doesn’t shy away from being weird.
    — Dan Reilly, Vulture, 24 June 2021
  • Because there was no way the gangly 5-foot-11 freshman with a mop of golden hair could be serious.
    — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Aug. 2022
  • What works for Winn and his compact delivery, for example, might not work best for the gangly Crouse.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 25 June 2021
  • Herd manager Meg Puckett shared a photo of the gangly foal, a bay with two socks and a star, learning to walk alongside his mom, North Star.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 7 Apr. 2020
  • My 10-year-old — a gangly preteen in Adidas tracksuit pants — has autism.
    — Julie M. Green, Washington Post, 1 July 2019
  • In photographs from his cell, the gangly 21-year-old holds one finger aloft in a religious salute.
    — Souad Mekhennet, Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2019
  • Phelps qualified for his first Olympics as a gangly teenager in 2000.
    — Michael Marot, The Seattle Times, 4 July 2017
  • Her long limbs give her a gangly appearance, but the flaming strands of her hair are beautiful.
    — The Economist, 22 Feb. 2018
  • The proportions of his eponymous stop-motion character are gangly and childlike, in the words of Guillermo del Toro.
    — Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2023

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