papery
Example Sentences
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The show pairs the painting with a Kiki Smith sculpture, created over five decades later, that portrays the papery form of a woman from the waist down, her fetus dangling by an umbilical cord.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
The delicate wonton skins turned overly dry and papery after the deep fry, rendering the filling bland and forgettable, in stark contrast to the juicy dumplings found elsewhere at the table.
From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2024
Raise and project your voice, he was instructed, so it doesn’t sound so papery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2023
One page is given to appetizers wrapped in papery layers of phyllo.
From New York Times ● May 31, 2022
I’d shell them and then he’d delicately peel them further with his front teeth — he didn’t like the papery red coverings.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
