sylphlike

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sylphlike
Adjective
  • Her willowy frame takes a tremendous battering as brutes slam her into tables and through walls.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
  • Just who was this willowy blond from Iowa City, Iowa?
    Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • With its subtly ridged trim, bust-flattering bow accent, lightweight jersey fabric, and hot-right-now butter yellow color, the camisole checks all our boxes and should be worn with Dairy Boy’s Butter Sleep Short for maximum effect.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 15 July 2025
  • And don’t forget the little details, such as trim on upholstered pieces and window treatments, which can elevate the design.
    Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 2 July 2025
Adjective
  • The wiry, 6-4 forward was taken with the 12th overall pick by Charlotte FC in the 2022 MLS Draft.
    Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 16 July 2025
  • Flowers bloom late spring to early summer atop wiry, branched, nearly leafless stems rising to 24 inches tall above an 18-inch-tall clump of deep green leaves.
    Judy Nauseef, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 June 2025
Adjective
  • Whereas his father is macho and courageous, Hiccup comes across scrawny and sensitive.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 June 2025
  • The new film follows Hiccup (Mason Thames), a young and scrawny Viking boy who refuses to follow his tribe’s tradition of hunting dragons.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 14 June 2025
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“Sylphlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sylphlike. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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