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

BBC journalists were able to order so-called skinny jabs to Northern Ireland from Voy and MedExpress using false data and out-of-date images, with no further verification required.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

But this skinny newsboy had other papers in his arms that I hadn’t read, and I wanted one of them to help me pass the time while I waited for my aunt.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan