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as in slender
having a noticeably small amount of body fat such that the bones are prominent in appearance
Her angular face emphasized her high cheekbones and strong jawline.
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as in jagged
having one or more angles
In the fading light, the rooftops formed angular silhouettes against the sky.
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Recent Examples of angular
That resulted in much of the cast wearing blazers, trousers and loafers — anything that could create an angular feel.
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Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
With its angular frame and rattan detailing, this dresser has enough midcentury-modern charm to appeal to retro design lovers.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
The lines in DiMassa’s first drawings are light and hesitant, very sketchy and angular.
—Jo Livingstone, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Frigate birds began to glide past us, their spearlike beaks and thin, angular wings giving them the prehistoric appearance of pterodactyls.
—Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
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Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
With its angular frame and rattan detailing, this dresser has enough midcentury-modern charm to appeal to retro design lovers.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
The lines in DiMassa’s first drawings are light and hesitant, very sketchy and angular.
—Jo Livingstone, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Frigate birds began to glide past us, their spearlike beaks and thin, angular wings giving them the prehistoric appearance of pterodactyls.
—Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for angular
Recent Examples of Synonyms for angular
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During a test run as the Pioneer transitioned from running on its hull to lifting four feet above the water on its slender foils, several boats coming the other way began to point and wave at us.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
7 Nov. 2025
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The shoe’s tiny heel is slender yet not extremely skinny.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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The morning light casts jagged shadows across the pink stone, catching the saguaro spines and illuminating them like desert saints.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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According to one tale, the devil escaped from hell and formed the jagged peaks in one day’s work.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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Lift your hips off the ground and place a block underneath your sacrum, the widest, boniest part of your pelvis.—
Cory Martin,
Verywell Health,
16 Oct. 2024
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Differences in Adult Bones That being said, some adults are bonier than others.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
3 Nov. 2023
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In Hyderabad, the jump was even sharper, rising from 8 leadership roles in 2024 to 42 year to date.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Southeast could also briefly experience blustery winds and a sharp cold snap, with frost or even a hard freeze reaching inland areas as far south as Georgia and the Carolinas by Tuesday morning.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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At Paradromics, researchers have developed a chip with thinner wires than the Utah array, something that reduces, but does not eliminate, the damage done to brain tissue.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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This recipe calls for fresh tomatillos, which look like small green tomatoes wrapped in thin papery skin.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Angular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angular. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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