scraggy neck
Frequency: 4.11.2 per million words
Describes a neck that is unpleasantly thin and bony.
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Examples (20)
- His illness had left him with a scraggy neck.
- The old man's scraggy neck showed the passage of time.
- The old man's scraggy neck was a testament to his lean years.
- Her long, scraggy neck was adorned with a delicate silver chain.
- She tried to cover her scraggy neck with a scarf.
- He had a remarkably scraggy neck that seemed too thin for his head.
- A scraggy neck can sometimes make a person look frail.
- The starving dog's scraggy neck revealed every bone.
- He had a long, scraggy neck that made him seem even taller.
- Despite his youth, he had a surprisingly scraggy neck.
- The malnourished dog had a pitifully scraggy neck.
- The ancient tortoise extended its scraggy neck to snatch a leaf.
- Despite her age, she didn't have a scraggy neck.
- She tried to hide her scraggy neck with a high-collared shirt.
- The artist depicted the figure with a prominent scraggy neck.
- With a scraggy neck and sharp features, he looked quite gaunt.
- Years of hardship had left him with a thin, scraggy neck.
- The artist captured the bird's elegant but scraggy neck in the painting.
- The bird's scraggy neck seemed disproportionate to its body.
- Years of hardship had left him with a gaunt face and a scraggy neck.