spindly

Example Sentences

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And up on its sixth-story terrace you are above the rooftops of Harlem and can see, far to the south, Central Park and the cluster of spindly supertalls beyond.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

Over a picnic table in a field, this kind-eyed, spindly musician, visibly dealing with Parkinson’s, is informed that Sammy is the son he never knew he had.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

She and Sara Barhoum, who’s now a freshman at Oregon, started working out together during free time between online classes, doing what she could to add strength to her spindly frame.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

It’s a verdant thicket of spindly branches that towers over a straw-hatted man in the shadow below, no doubt seeking respite from the heat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

They just stood there on their spindly legs, staring straight at Rowdy and me with no expression at all on their silly little faces.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls