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Lank is an English word of 4 letters with synonyms like long or spindly. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Lank in a sentence

Lank meaning

  1. Slender or thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean.
  2. Meagre, paltry, scant in quantity.
  3. Straight and flat; thin and limp. (Often associated with being greasy.)

Synonyms of Lank

Using Lank

  • The main meaning on this page is: Slender or thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean. | Meagre, paltry, scant in quantity. | Straight and flat; thin and limp. (Often associated with being greasy.)
  • Useful related words include: long, spindly, thin, lean.
  • In the example corpus, lank often appears in combinations such as: lank and.

Context around Lank

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 15.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Lank

  • In this selection, "lank" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 15.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, progresses, plays and long stand out and add context to how "lank" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include demoret plays lank long the and night when lank and sly. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "lank" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with lank

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Philip Demoret plays Lank Long the superintendent. (7 words)

As the show progresses, Lank and Sly get closer to achieving their dream of operating a nightclub. (17 words)

Their world shifts one night when Lank and Sly bring home a passed? white women seen stumbling on the side of the road. (23 words)

Their world shifts one night when Lank and Sly bring home a passed? white women seen stumbling on the side of the road. (23 words)

As the show progresses, Lank and Sly get closer to achieving their dream of operating a nightclub. (17 words)

Philip Demoret plays Lank Long the superintendent. (7 words)

Example sentences (3)

As the show progresses, Lank and Sly get closer to achieving their dream of operating a nightclub.

Philip Demoret plays Lank Long the superintendent.

Their world shifts one night when Lank and Sly bring home a passed? white women seen stumbling on the side of the road.

Common combinations with lank

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "lank" in a sentence?
An example: "As the show progresses, Lank and Sly get closer to achieving their dream of operating a nightclub." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "lank" from authentic English texts.
What does "lank" mean?
Lank means: Slender or thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean.
What are synonyms of "lank"?
Common synonyms of "lank" include: long, spindly, thin, lean.
How many example sentences with "lank" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "lank", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.