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Even at forty-two, Hsiung, who is slightly built and wears glasses, could easily pass for any of Berkeley’s thousands of Asian American graduate students.
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Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2024
At 6-foot, 170 pounds, Kimber is slightly built at this stage of his development.
—Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 14 Jan. 2022
Though slightly built at 6-2 and 214 pounds and with a worrisome injury history that includes surgery on his throwing shoulder two years ago, Wilson does have tantalizing gifts that have drawn comparisons to Aaron Rodgers and Patrick Mahomes.
—USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2021
He was slightly built and a ferocious hitter.
—Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic, 19 Sep. 2020
She was slightly built, light-skinned, with dark hair and eyes.
—Manuel Jaén, National Geographic, 4 June 2020
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Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2024
At 6-foot, 170 pounds, Kimber is slightly built at this stage of his development.
—Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 14 Jan. 2022
Though slightly built at 6-2 and 214 pounds and with a worrisome injury history that includes surgery on his throwing shoulder two years ago, Wilson does have tantalizing gifts that have drawn comparisons to Aaron Rodgers and Patrick Mahomes.
—USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2021
He was slightly built and a ferocious hitter.
—Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic, 19 Sep. 2020
She was slightly built, light-skinned, with dark hair and eyes.
—Manuel Jaén, National Geographic, 4 June 2020
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“Slightly built.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slightly%20built. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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