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
We could trade our skinny row house for someplace in the suburbs with plenty of bathrooms, a home office, and a big garage.
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Look, you have scared him half to death, poor skinny little rabbit.
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His hair was a mess of dark curls and he was still skinny as a beanpole, but his clothes fit perfectly.
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But Sal and I had barely got started when I saw a skinny figure coming down the road.
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