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Meanings of lean man in English

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Usage of lean man in English
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Just then a dark lean man came tortuously along the garden path.
Historical Miniatures
2
He could even grin while he squinted up at the lean man.
Casey Ryan
3
He was a lean man in his late forties named Dennis Pettibone.
Dead as a doornail
4
At Dickinson, a gray-faced, lean man pushed his way through the crowd.
Roosevelt in the Bad Lands
5
A tall, lean man stood there, a man who was unquestionably American.
Gladiator
6
He was a tall lean man, hatless and collarless, greyhaired and wild-eyed.
The Research Magnificent
7
He was a tall, lean man, quite round-shouldered and of studious appearance.
Mary Louise and the Liberty Girls
8
A tall, lean man with broad shoulders and hands like dinner plates.
The lost recipe for happiness
9
The lines around the lean man's mouth deepened as his jaws tightened.
Orb Sceptre Throne
10
The lean man's lined mouth drew down as if in mild disapproval.
Blood and Bone
11
She opened it to find a little, lean man standing upon the porch.
Aunt Jane's Nieces at Work
12
But the lean man seemed to wish to know that at any cost.
Debts of Honor
13
The lean man strode between them, pushing the black-beard back with some difficulty.
The street philosopher
14
The officer, a tall, lean man of fifty, briefly questioned Dominique.
Four Short Stories By Emile Zola
15
He was everything that Fritzing, lean man of learning, most detested.
The Princess Priscilla's Fortnight
16
He was a tall, lean man with a strange, sad face.
Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill
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