slightly built

phrase

: thin and not very strong or muscular

Examples of slightly built in a Sentence

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Smith was a redhead, short and slightly built, with a pleasant nature, at least according to the Courant, which had regular access to the prisoner, including occasions when reprieves were delivered. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026

Still just 18-years-old, the switch-hitting Gonzalez is slightly built at 6-0, 167 pounds. — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026

Even at forty-two, Hsiung, who is slightly built and wears glasses, could easily pass for any of Berkeley’s thousands of Asian American graduate students. — Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2024

At 6-foot, 170 pounds, Kimber is slightly built at this stage of his development. — Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 14 Jan. 2022

Though slightly built at 6-2 and 214 pounds and with a worrisome injury history that includes surgery on his throwing shoulder two years ago, Wilson does have tantalizing gifts that have drawn comparisons to Aaron Rodgers and Patrick Mahomes. — USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2021

She was slightly built, light-skinned, with dark hair and eyes. — Manuel Jaén, National Geographic, 4 June 2020

Rhymes for slightly built

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