gangly

How To Use gangly In A Sentence

• On style, I loved the "gangly" lawyer from Springfield reference and his reference to MLK as "a king. Obama's Speech Accomplishes More Than It Appears
• At the peak of their growth spurt, boys in particular can be "gangly" and perhaps less co-ordinated than normal. Planet Judo
• Tall and gangly, he is lolling against a wall with a pipe in his mouth. Times, Sunday Times
• In his paddock he ran a hand over the mane of a gangly newborn foal. Times, Sunday Times
• Down La Canebière I stroll, heading for the glinting, faraway turquoise eyespot of the Old Port, following women dressed in ankle-length raincoats and Islamic head scarves, long-faced men in frayed djellabas and knit skullcaps, gangly youths with scruffy beards. Sunstroked
• He heaves a great gangly shrug and has some more cake.
• He clearly thinks he's kind of gangly and ugly, but he's obviously not repulsive, because attractive women keep offering themselves up. The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed
• There's a reason Mitchell, a skinny, gangly sophomore, looked like him.
• Bravely and unselfconsciously, this generous actress looks middle-aged, yet with that gangly tomboyish essence that allows her to play young without resorting to cosmetic artifice or girly-girl coyness.
• Haas, now a gangly young adult, appears to still be acting with Amish reserve.