Example Sentences

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Andrew was a foot taller than the Professor, but awkward, loosely knit, and unmuscular, while the little Redbeard was wiry as a cat.

From Parnassus on Wheels by Morley, Christopher

Massive doors of dark, heavy wood from the Luzon forests, strapped with iron, swung on huge hinges that, unless well oiled, defied the efforts of unmuscular mankind.

From Ray's Daughter A Story of Manila by King, Charles

His head was generally bent forward, or leaning on his hand in meditation; his shoulders stooping, and his chest falling in; his limbs lank and unmuscular, and his complexion sallow.

From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

Norris Vine, slim, a hater of exercise, unmuscular, unprepared, could have no chance against an attack like this.

From The Governors by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)

His head was generally bent forward or leaning on his hand in meditation, his shoulders stooping, and his chest falling in, his limbs lank and unmuscular, and his complexion sallow.

From Triumphs of Invention and Discovery in Art and Science by Fyfe, J. Hamilton