Lanky in a sentence

Barely used last season, the lanky Senegalese is getting his chance under Postecoglou.

But Australia didn’t have to wait long for a wicket as Cummins found Crawley’s outside edge in the next over, the lanky Pom nicking through to Steve Smith at second slip, driving for a well-made 73.

Even just watching Fassbender walk is a pleasure: he has a lanky, feline stride—it’s hard to imagine he could pass unnoticed on the street, even disguised as a neat but boringly dressed German tourist, but no matter.

Fleeing her own reckless murder spree, a lanky French car model/serial killer who believes she’s been impregnated by a hot rod (yes, a car) poses as the long-lost son of a domineering fire captain in order to evade authorities.

He was six feet four inches tall, lanky and long, but he slouched to the right,” the novel says.

His frame, though lanky, should also give NBA players something to think about when driving to the hoop.

In central midfield, the lanky Andre Rampersad could not have hoped for a gentler introduction to international football as he glided about rotating possession of the ball.

In fact, I'm pretty sure I could live in one of its many compartments if I weren't so lanky.

It seemed only a few years back that he was on stage as the gay schoolboy Guy Bennett in the hit play Another Country – his lanky, mop-headed, insolent beauty a foil to a fellow pupil played by the young Kenneth Branagh in all his sturdy sandiness.

The lanky Souths junior has already played for the Kangaroos at the World Cup and can also shift to the wing, a position he played in his first three seasons in first grade.

They’re long and lanky, and they have kids who can score in transition.

To friends, he was the lanky, bushy-haired, six-foot-five joker with a penchant for cracking wise and making them smile.

Following his silky skills coupled with his bravery and passion on the field of play, the lanky star was the fan favorite.

Nadi was electric upfront with lanky William Valentine’s drive found the back of the net in the 77th minute of play before Kubu scored his second goal to make 4-1.

Tall and lanky, Tanu doesn’t care.

And on one fateful day in 2006, one lanky legend combined the power of both to make fans – and foes – worldwide.

Arriving from Maritzburg United at the start of the season the lanky midfielder has grabbed his opportunities with forceful performances that have made it hard for Bucs' coaches this season to leave him out.

Babbel severed ties with marquee player Alex Meier, the so-called "fussballgott" from Germany who turned out to be more dud than deity, having tried and failed to adapt his lanky 37-year-old frame to the unique demands of the A-League.

He’s a tall, lanky guy.

He was often typecast in Hollywood as the sophisticated villain, which the Associated Press said was down to him being “tall and lanky, with sullen blue eyes, a narrow face, pale complexion and a deep and accented speaking voice”.