skinny

Example Sentences

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Before he was a skinny piano player, he was a skinny accordion player.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Recall where the nation was when the figure who would describe himself as “a skinny kid with a funny name” emerged on the political stage.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Eurocentric and Western beauty standards, further reinforced by 90s diet culture, also promoted skinny as the new sexy.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

The mum-of-two says some have "bullied" her for her post-baby body or commented on her "saggy tummy", while others have chastised her for being "too skinny".

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Mamá used to be skinny before she got married, then she got really fat.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall