Recent Examples on the WebIts beanpole of a body was bandaged in blue khadags (prayer scarves), its stony mound of a base littered with vodka bottles and the occasional skull of a dead animal.—Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023 Barbara Mullen, who vaulted from a job in a New York beauty parlor to the pinnacle of the genteel modeling world of the 1950s, despite a beanpole figure and a gaptoothed smile that defied the narrow beauty standards of the day, died on Sept. 12 at her home in Albuquerque.—Alex Williams, New York Times, 25 Sep. 2023 Doubling as George, the patriarch of the Darling family, and the despised Captain Hook, Chris Bean is a marvel: a gawky, John Cleese-like beanpole whose every trip and turn is an entrée to the Ministry of Silly Walks.—A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 20 Apr. 2023 Those traits allowed Clark to defend every player on the court, from jitterbug point guards to beanpole centers.—Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2023 See all Example Sentences for beanpole
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