“He was small and bent with age yet maintained a spryness that belied his 75 years and the fact that he had been diagnosed with terminal cancer.”

“His 170-pound frame has a spryness that has added an intriguing dimension of quickness to his all-around game.”

“In the morning Holly had been fine, moving about the property with her usual spryness, but that afternoon Linda found her lying on her side on the lawn, not breathing.”