long-legged
Britishadjective
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having long legs
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informal (of a person or animal) able to run fast
Example Sentences
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The good news is that the PPE will propel a generation of long-legged, heavy-hitting electrics coming from VW Group, including those from Audi and Porsche.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025
In a room at the French consul general’s, a diptych of palms as long-legged as Paris runway models.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2025
Also known as long-legged ants or Maldive ants, these tiny insects don't have mental illness.
From Salon • Jul. 24, 2023
On a recent sunny afternoon, a row of pelicans glided over drowned furrows, and long-legged herons rested on the muddy banks of a drainage canal near Alpaugh.
From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2023
Roy Lee, thin and long-legged, got on the bus at the next stop, easing down the aisle until he squeezed in behind me.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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