skinny

Example Sentences

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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

This involved removing fat from her stomach and transferring it to her "skinny" legs.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 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

Zayd’s so skinny, his arms are like toothpicks, and everyone is obsessed with feeding him.

From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan