How to Use rangy in a Sentence

rangy

adjective
  • Take a look at the rangy route in this video.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 6 Dec. 2025
  • Sweet pea shrub is a rangy plant that is cut back to keep it more compact.
    — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Trim the foliage back by half of its length or more to rein in a rangy plant.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The rangy shortstop nabbed a line drive and fired to first to end the inning.
    — Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2023
  • Brynne, a rangy surfer, was shown in the back of his van pulling on his wet suit, short board at the ready.
    — Penelope Green, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The subject is no less rangy than the history of the world.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025
  • This grows into a tall, rangy shrub whose scarlet bracts appear in the winter.
    — Adrian Higgins, Houston Chronicle, 15 Dec. 2017
  • The gallery was in a truly massive, rangy space on the fifth floor of a former warehouse.
    — Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 11 Oct. 2022
  • The rangier types can be cut back each year to maintain an attractive form.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 28 May 2025
  • Instead, the seed will likely yield a small, inferior fruit on a rangy plant.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Patrick was a rangy, taciturn boy, who tended to shy away from confrontation.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Larson, who grew up on a farm in North Dakota, has a rangy frame and a folksy manner.
    — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The tattoos flowed down onto his shirtless chest, hollow and hairless, and sleeved a pair of rangy, veiny arms.
    — Jonathan Miles, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • He was scouted as a big, rangy defender with a a smooth stride and offensive upside.
    — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Carlies, a 2024 fifth-round pick, showed promise as a rangy linebacker.
    — James Boyd, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Reese is a fast, rangy defender and tackler at the second level at linebacker.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Those effects lay a lot of extra filigree on top of Seavey’s already rangy script.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Nevada is a lean, rangy team composed mostly of 6-foot-7ish shooters.
    — Tom Groeschen, Cincinnati.com, 18 Mar. 2018
  • Elsewhere on defense, Porter is a rangy and athletic zone corner with strong ball skills.
    — John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
  • In this region, coyotes are big, rangy animals compared to their western cousins.
    — David Zeug, Outdoor Life, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Her voice is often paired with someone rougher, lower, more likely to drawl out a rap in contrast to her rangy soprano.
    — Rubi Jones, Teen Vogue, 17 June 2018
  • Jones is a physical wing defender with a rangy wingspan, but his aggressiveness got the best of him.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2026
  • His rangy ball skills on the back end, as a two-high safety or nickel, will give Mike Macdonald options.
    — Dane Brugler, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Hathaway was a soccer standout at Andover, a rangy striker who set a school record for goals (47).
    — Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Apr. 2023
  • To Oler, Johnson skills as an outside shooter and as a long, rangy defender stand out on their own.
    — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The tall and rangy Lincoln, strengthened by physical labor, was an expert wrestler who was not afraid of bullies.
    — John Baldoni, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Last fall, the lengthy, rangy athlete made the varsity team as a cornerback and defined himself as a defensive back.
    — oregonlive.com, 12 Aug. 2019
  • Stukes is a rangy, explosive, turnover-producing three-time team captain (under two different staffs).
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The ball was worked towards the rangy center Gael Fickou who stepped off his right foot from close range to crash over on 66 minutes.
    — Daniel Gallan, CNN, 2 Oct. 2019
  • Some are tall and rangy while others are low and compact, growth rate varies from slow to rapid, and some have small leaves like Kurume hybrids while others have large leaves.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2024

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