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Meanings of lank figure in English
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Usage of lank figure in English
1
The doctor's lank figure drew together with a stiff movement of distaste.
2
The gaze of the sheriff-elect followed the lank figure of the retreating man.
3
The Mistress watched his lank figure on its way down the lawn to the dock.
4
Droom's lank figure swayed uncertainly and his eyes wavered.
5
But it was not the lank figure of the book-peddler, her betrothed, that darkened the door.
6
Her lank figure had rounded into pretty curves.
7
He stooped his head to enter, straightened his lank figure, and took in the situation without expression.
8
A lank figure strolled across the deck.
9
His excessively tall, lank figure was so emaciated that it was like a caricature of a man.
10
It is unnecessary to say that his clothes did not fit his lank figure: tailors cannot perform miracles.
11
His eyes were wide with excitement, and his long, lank figure was drawn up to its full height.
12
Louise was now seventeen years old, thin, without color, and with a lank figure; decidedly far from pretty.
13
The steady onward march of that tall, lank figure before him drew him irresistibly after it despite his tremors.
14
He had a face like a terra-cotta image, a long lank figure, faded old clothes, and a whining voice.
15
Then John Jones's lank figure darkened the doorway, and he cried, "Hello, neighbor, what ye drivin' at?"
16
They pushed on in silence, following mechanically the tall, lank figure of the old man ahead of their single file.
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