Scrawny example sentences

Related (15): thin, emaciated, gaunt, skeletal, underweight, bony, frail, puny, wasted, feeble, scraggy, spindly, lanky, weedy, meager

"Scrawny" Example Sentences

The scrawny cat wandered around the neighborhood looking for food.
The boy was small and scrawny for his age.
The chicken was scrawny and underfed.
The scrawny dog ate whatever scraps he could find.
The prisoner came out of the cell looking thin and scrawny.
The scrawny boy struggled to lift the heavy box.
The children feeding the scrawny stray cat behind the restaurant.
The old willow tree stood barren and scrawny in the empty field.
His scrawny limbs made it hard for him to climb the rope.
The plant looked scrawny and neglected in the corner of the room.
The emaciated, scrawny man sat on the sidewalk begging for money.
The scrawny horse wandered into the pasture, desperately searching for grass to eat.
The scrawny sapling struggled to grow in the shade of the large oak trees.
The scrawny bird sat on the branch, its feathers ruffled and worn.
The scrawny winter grass stuck up through the snow in patches.
The bony, scrawny man struggled to lift the heavy box.
The scrawny grasshopper clung to the plant, bracing itself against the wind.
The scrawny rabbit kept to the bushes, wary of predators.
The scrawny branch creaked under the weight of the bird's nest.
The clouds hung low and grey over the scrawny pines that dotted the hillside.
The prisoner had become so thin and scrawny from his time in the cell.
The scrawny chicken pecked at the ground, looking for any sign of food.
The farmer checked the scrawny calf to determine what medication it needed.
The stick-like, scrawny legs struggled to support the man's weight.
The weeds in the garden had grown tall and scrawny from lack of care.
The emaciated prisoner looked small and scrawny in his oversized uniform.
The scrawny trees provided little shade from the hot sun.
After months of illness, the boy's once-chubby cheeks had grown hollow and scrawny.
The scrawny seedling was surrounded by more robust plants.
Walking across the field, she noticed the scrawny sheep off by itself.
The birds picked at the scrawny corn stalks in the abandoned field.
The limbs of the barren tree looked thin and scrawny against the sky.
The scrawny dog had obviously been living on the streets for some time.
The tall, scrawny teenager towered over his classmates.
The branches of the old oak were scrawny and devoid of leaves.
Her knees looked knobby and scrawny sticking out of her too-short jeans.
The frame of the thin bed looked as scrawny as the man sleeping in it.
The footpath ran between two rows of scrawny hedges.
The emaciated rescue dog looked quite scrawny when they first got him.
The farmer cursed the scrawny corn plants that were barely knee-high.
The scrawny soldier trudged along the dusty road with the rest of his unit.
His arm felt scrawny and weak after being in a cast for so long.
The small, scrawny tree barely provided any shade for the picnic table.
The prisoners had become scrawny and gaunt from the paltry rations.
The emaciated dog looked scrawny and sickly as it lay in the middle of the road.
The winter winds had left the once-lush hedge a scrawny patch of twigs.
She stood before him, all knobby knees and scrawny elbows.
After months of illness, he looked far too thin and scrawny.
The scrawny sapling bowed in the strong breeze.
The scrawny deer wandered through the forest in search of food.
The old man had grown scrawny and frail in his later years.
The drought had left the grass brown and scrawny.
The old woman looked small and scrawny wrapped up in her large coat.
The scrawny boy stared longingly through the bakery window.
His legs looked knobby and scrawny sticking out of his jogging shorts.
The bare branches of the tree looked scrawny against the winter sky.
He ran with a slight limp, his scrawny legs moving beneath baggy shorts.
The willow's long, scrawny branches dipped into the pond.
The rabbit's long ears and scrawny body stuck out of the bushes.
The torture had left him looking thin and scrawny.

Common Phrases

All skin and bones - meaning extremely thin and lacking any muscle or fat. Used to describe someone who looks scrawny and frail.
A bag of bones - another expression meaning someone who is very thin and bony, typically in an unhealthy way. Usually refers to a scrawny body.
Built like a string bean - referring to someone who has a scrawny, lanky build like a string bean vegetable that is long, thin, and slender.
As thin as a rake - referring to someone who is very scrawny and thin, like the shape of a garden rake which is narrow and spindly.
Skin and bones - another way of saying someone is extremely thin, to the point that their bones and joints show through their skin. Refers to an underweight, scrawny person.
Like a stick insect - describing someone who is very scrawny, thin, and gangly, similar to the shape of a stick insect which is long and slender.
Beanpole - someone who is tall and skinny, very thin and scrawny in build.
All arms and legs - referring to someone who is lanky, gangly, and scrawny with overly long limbs that give the impression of clumsiness.
Wiry frame - used to describe someone who has a scrawny build but with tough, ropy muscles.
As thin as a rail - meaning extremely scrawny and thin, like a thin metal rail that is long and narrow.