skinny

Example Sentences

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

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

The decennial has brought a wave of collective nostalgia for matte makeup, skinny jeans and Rihanna songs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

The puffin was later collected by the wildlife experts who told her it was skinny and was likely to have been struggling a while.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

Among all the patterns identified, the "pancreatic-predominant" and "skinny fat" profiles stood out.

From Science Daily • Jan. 28, 2026

One of the man’s workers, a tall, skinny boy, carried them ashore in a cardboard carton on his head.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo