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.