How to Use lithe in a Sentence

lithe

adjective
  • Her body is long and lithe and strong-looking, as is her hair.
    — Josephine Livingstone, New Republic, 6 June 2017
  • Phillips, who is tall and lithe, has flashed a great finishing kick.
    — Patrick Z. McGavin, chicagotribune.com, 2 Nov. 2021
  • In one, a lithe taxi dancer in a blue dress offers a glance equal parts sultry and weary.
    — Carolina A. Miranda, ARTnews.com, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Ramona wraps a lithe leg high up on the pole, one arm flaring out like a swan’s wing.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 12 Sep. 2019
  • Fewer songs would have made the update more lithe and ebullient.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
  • Strong and full of life, lithe in her struggle and vivid in her suffering.
    — Ruth Ozeki, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2020
  • Sort of thoughtful, quiet, shy not one of these bitter and lithe.
    — Abigail Brone, courant.com, 5 July 2019
  • Ichiro is sleek and lithe, his ascetic face framed by wraparound shades.
    — Alex Belth, Esquire, 2 Apr. 2017
  • Hunter-gatherers may have been so lithe and healthy because the weak were dead.
    — Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 27 Dec. 2010
  • For the rest of us, what shines on is Becker’s lithe, urbane artistry.
    — Kyle Smith, National Review, 5 Sep. 2017
  • All of them are lithe, with a classic shark profile, and hunt small fish like mullet.
    — Erik Vance, New York Times, 26 July 2024
  • Musa, a lithe 6-9 small forward, is a streaky shooter who isn’t gun shy.
    — Michael Singer, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2018
  • The lithe and lively blend is full of cherry, violets, and red plum.
    — Ellen Bhang, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Apr. 2018
  • With each click, the elegant frame of her face tilts, her lithe limbs flick, and her eyes steady on the target.
    — Raquel Willis, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2023
  • But Amalie was so little-girlish, her body concave and lithe in the way of a child.
    — Sarah Braunstein, The New Yorker, 21 July 2024
  • Brown is a stunning dancer — tall, lithe and muscular — with a decent singing voice.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2024
  • But here comes a lithe, 64-year-old brunette sporting a black backless unitard.
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Kobayashi, who is 65, is small, lithe and sure-footed, with a watchful demeanor.
    — Tom Vanderbilt Josh Robenstone, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2023
  • During my flight, as each lithe limb was bound and hoisted, my unflappable captain checked in.
    — Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
  • Wolves can be coarsely built, big-boned and thick-necked, but OR-93 was lean and lithe.
    — Susan Orlean, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2021
  • The wine tastes juicy and lithe, devoid of heavy tannins, gushing with cranberry and licorice.
    — Senior Wine Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Dean’s clearly defined her lithe sound, which comes packaged with a distinct vision for her artistry.
    — Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Senet boards were long and lithe, consisting of 30 squares laid out in three parallel rows of ten.
    — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2020
  • This larger, lithe-bodied breed will live to be anywhere from 10 to 13 years old.
    — Katelyn Chef, Martha Stewart, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Martinez is small and lithe, his face brown and sun-creased with a triplet of blue dots tattooed into the skin just below his left eye.
    — Benjamin Preston, Fortune, 24 July 2017
  • The herd’s lithe necks drifted above the bush in one ethereal mass, moving like a corps de ballet against a pale blue sky.
    — Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026
  • Forget that the build is a bit lithe for a power forward, the ballhandling not quite polished for a wing.
    — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 14 Oct. 2019
  • These two lithe, blithe creatures introduced themselves.
    — Robert Moor, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Standing in the middle of the crowd, clutching a beer, the then fifty-nine-year-old star was lithe, moving to the music.
    — Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2022
  • His Morgon is a lithe and savory take on the Gamay grape and a perfect match for roast chicken.
    — Lettie Teague, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2022

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