spindle-shanked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spindle-shanked
Adjective
  • Eighteen years old and 13 pounds too light to join the Marines, the wiry, wide-eyed teen watched his recruiter zip through the aisles, grabbing a roll of tape, a sledgehammer, and a length of lead pipe.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Your hair may feel rigid, wiry, or fibrous.
    Maggie Donahue, Health, 27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Spitting Image has delivered a typically waspish response after Deadline revealed this week that the show had been served with a lawsuit by the owners of Paddington Bear.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
  • But what a response — a performance full of waspish pressing, muscular defending and precise, efficient counters.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Toss these out with the yard waste, along with weedy plants that are bearing seeds.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Avoid Boxelder Trees As their name suggests, these bugs love boxelder trees, a weedy type of maple native to North America.
    Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Spindle-shanked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spindle-shanked. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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