paper-thin

Example Sentences

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Fanatics, just as it did with the Red Sox jersey, also flagged the paper-thin look of uniforms during the design and manufacturing process.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

Gas-injected foams and paper-thin uppers make high-tech shoes lighter than ever before—and records are tumbling just as fast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2025

But Hannah herself is relatively one-dimensional, and Lourd is unsuited to her paper-thin character.

From Salon • Jan. 8, 2025

There was a gift from his twin sisters, plus a paper-thin one from Laney.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser