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

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

Iowa farmer Lance Lillibridge told AFP that cattle producers have been "living off very skinny margins" for years.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

We could trade our skinny row house for someplace in the suburbs with plenty of bathrooms, a home office, and a big garage.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller