paper-thin

Example Sentences

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This enduring fascination may stem as much from the paper-thin line that separates the two states as it does from our deep-seated fear of both.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

Sourced from South Africa, Benguela sea salt flakes are paper-thin and have a lovely texture, especially when used as a finishing salt.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2025

In Tegucigalpa, the nation’s capital from which Hernández left in chains in 2022, Asfura held a paper-thin lead Monday in Honduras’s presidential race.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

Revealing a boundary as fragile as this paper-thin clay layer required painstaking work.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2025

And that’s certainly what she looked like when I first saw her, so shriveled and weak and vulnerable, her skin pale and paper-thin over her cheekbones, her hair creamy white against the pillows.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo